Degognia Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Degognia Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°48′51″N 89°38′15″W / 37.81417°N 89.6375°W / 37.81417; -89.6375Coordinates: 37°48′51″N 89°38′15″W / 37.81417°N 89.6375°W / 37.81417; -89.6375
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
- Total	30.67 sq mi (79.43 km2)
- Land	29.61 sq mi (76.68 km2)
- Water	1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)  3.45%
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	200
- Density	6.8/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62280, 62907, 62950
GNIS feature ID	0428883

Degognia Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 200^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Degognia Township covers an area of 30.67 square miles (79.4 km²); of this, 29.61 square miles (76.7 km²) (96.54 percent) is land and 1.06 square miles (2.7 km²) (3.45 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Cora at 37°49′26″N 89°40′13″W / 37.8239406°N 89.67038°W / 37.8239406; -89.67038
• Degognia at 37°51′40″N 89°37′49″W / 37.8611625°N 89.630378°W / 37.8611625; -89.630378
• Jones Ridge at 37°48′01″N 89°37′31″W / 37.8003294°N 89.6253785°W / 37.8003294; -89.6253785

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

Adjacent townships

• Bradley Township (northeast)
• Kinkaid Township (east)
• Fountain Bluff Township (southeast)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Buchanan, Houge and Isom.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 3

Airports and landing strips

• Reeds Creek Landing Airport

Rivers

• Mississippi River

School districts

• Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

• Illinois' 12th congressional district
• State House District 115
• State Senate District 58

References

• "Degognia Township, Jackson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428883. 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