Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Murphysboro Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′14″N 89°19′34″W / 37.73722°N 89.32611°W / 37.73722; -89.32611Coordinates: 37°44′14″N 89°19′34″W / 37.73722°N 89.32611°W / 37.73722; -89.32611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
- Total	37.07 sq mi (96.02 km2)
- Land	36.85 sq mi (95.43 km2)
- Water	0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)  0.61%
Elevation	509 ft (155 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	15,540
- Density	421.7/sq mi (162.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62901, 62966
GNIS feature ID	0429415

Murphysboro Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,540^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Murphysboro Township covers an area of 37.07 square miles (96.0 km²); of this, 36.85 square miles (95.4 km²) (99.39 percent) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) (0.61 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Carbondale (west edge)
• Murphysboro (south three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

• Mount Carbon at 37°45′07″N 89°19′16″W / 37.7519952°N 89.3211994°W / 37.7519952; -89.3211994
• Poplar Ridge at 37°42′01″N 89°22′14″W / 37.7003283°N 89.3706461°W / 37.7003283; -89.3706461
• Texas Junction at 37°45′35″N 89°19′24″W / 37.759773°N 89.3234216°W / 37.759773; -89.3234216

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

Adjacent townships

• Somerset Township (north)
• DeSoto Township (northeast)
• Carbondale Township (east)
• Makanda Township (southeast)
• Pomona Township (south)
• Sand Ridge Township (west)
• Levan Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Bostick, Hall, Hiller-Crab Orchard, Mount Carbon, Mount Pleasant, Murdale Gardens of Memory, Murphysboro City, Pleasant Grove Memorial, Poplar Ridge, Saint Andrews, Tower Grove and Worthen.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 13
• Illinois Route 127
• Illinois Route 149

Airports and landing strips

• Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital Heliport

Lakes

• Browns Lake
• Carbon Lake
• Country Club Lake

Landmarks

• Lake Murphysboro State Park (southeast edge)
• Riverside Park

School districts

• Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

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

References

• "Murphysboro 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:0429415. 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
• City of Murphysboro Website