DeSoto Township, Jackson County, Illinois

De Soto Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°49′07″N 89°12′50″W / 37.81861°N 89.21389°W / 37.81861; -89.21389Coordinates: 37°49′07″N 89°12′50″W / 37.81861°N 89.21389°W / 37.81861; -89.21389
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
– Total	37.98 sq mi (98.38 km2)
– Land	37.54 sq mi (97.22 km2)
– Water	0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2)  1.18%
Elevation	390 ft (119 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,231
– Density	59.4/sq mi (22.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62901, 62924, 62932, 62966
GNIS feature ID	0428892

De Soto Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,231^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, De Soto Township covers an area of 37.98 square miles (98.4 km²); of this, 37.54 square miles (97.2 km²) (98.82 percent) is land and 0.45 square miles (1.2 km²) (1.18 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• De Soto

Unincorporated towns

• Reeds Station at 37°46′40″N 89°09′39″W / 37.7778282°N 89.160914°W / 37.7778282; -89.160914
• Ward at 37°51′00″N 89°14′07″W / 37.8500506°N 89.2353614°W / 37.8500506; -89.2353614

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

Adjacent townships

• Elk Township (north)
• Six Mile Township, Franklin County (northeast)
• Carbondale Township (south)
• Murphysboro Township (southwest)
• Somerset Township (west)
• Vergennes Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Beasley, Central-Crews, De Soto, Howard and Indian Hill.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 51
• Illinois Route 149

Airports and landing strips

• Southern Illinois Airport

School districts

• Elverado Community Unit School District 196
• Herrin Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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

References

• "DeSoto 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:0428892. 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