Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Elk Prairie Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°10′N 88°59′W / 38.167°N 88.983°W / 38.167; -88.983Coordinates: 38°10′N 88°59′W / 38.167°N 88.983°W / 38.167; -88.983
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	36.66 sq mi (94.9 km²)
• Land	27.47 sq mi (71.1 km²)
• Water	9.19 sq mi (23.8 km²) 25.07%
Elevation	413 ft (126 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	725
• Density	26.4/sq mi (10.2/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62816, 62846, 62883, 62894
GNIS feature ID	0428955

Elk Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 725 and it contained 350 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.66 square miles (94.9 km²), of which 27.47 square miles (71.1 km²) (or 74.93%) is land and 9.19 square miles (23.8 km²) (or 25.07%) is water.^[1] The township is centered at 38°10'N 88°59'W (38.170,-88.987).

Cities, towns, villages

Nason
Waltonville (southeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Dareville at 38°11′53″N 88°58′34″W / 38.198°N 88.976°W / 38.198; -88.976

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

Fitzgerrell at 38°08′17″N 89°00′50″W / 38.138°N 89.014°W / 38.138; -89.014

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

McClellan Township (north)
Dodds Township (northeast)
Spring Garden Township (east)
Ewing Township, Franklin County (southeast)
Barren Township, Franklin County (south)
Goode Township, Franklin County (southwest)
Bald Hill Township (west)
Blissville Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Abner, Clampet, Mason and Old Baptist.

Major highways

Illinois Route 148

School districts

Waltonville Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

Cities	Centralia‡ Mount Vernon Nason

Villages	Belle Rive Bluford Bonnie Dix Ina Waltonville Woodlawn

Townships	Bald Hill Blissville Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie McClellan Moore's Prairie Mt. Vernon Pendleton Rome Shiloh Spring Garden Webber

CDP	Opdyke

Other unincorporated communities	Bakerville Boyd Camp Ground Cravat Dareville Divide Drivers Emerson City Harmony Idlewood Marcoe Marlow Miller Lake Roaches Scheller Shields Shirley Spring Garden Stratton Summersville Texico Williamsburg

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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