Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Mississippi Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′28″N 90°18′38″W / 39.04111°N 90.31056°W / 39.04111; -90.31056Coordinates: 39°02′28″N 90°18′38″W / 39.04111°N 90.31056°W / 39.04111; -90.31056
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jersey
Established	November 5, 1878
Area
- Total	36.28 sq mi (93.96 km2)
- Land	36.23 sq mi (93.84 km2)
- Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,992
- Density	55/sq mi (21.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62022, 62035, 62052
GNIS feature ID	0429376

Mississippi Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,992^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mississippi Township covers an area of 36.28 square miles (94.0 km²); of this, 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²) (99.87 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (0.13 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Delhi
• Dow
• East Newbern
• McClusky
• New Delhi
• Newbern

Adjacent townships

• Jersey Township (north)
• Fidelity Township (northeast)
• Piasa Township (east)
• Godfrey Township, Madison County (southeast)
• Elsah Township (south)
• Otter Creek Township (west)
• English Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethel, Lamb Memorial, Lurton, Newbern and Van Horn.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 67
• Illinois Route 3
• Illinois Route 109

Airports and landing strips

• William E Koenig Airport

School districts

• Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 97
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429376. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives