DeSoto Township, Jackson County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
37°49′07″N 89°12′50″W / 37.81861°N 89.21389°W / 37.81861; -89.21389 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62901, 62924, 62932, 62966
De Soto Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,388 and it contained 1,060 housing units.[2]
History
De Soto Township is named for Hernando de Soto, the discoverer of the Mississippi River.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.94 square miles (98.3 km2), of which 36.79 square miles (95.3 km2) (or 96.97%) is land and 1.15 square miles (3.0 km2) (or 3.03%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- De Soto
Unincorporated towns
- Reeds Station at 37°46′40″N 89°09′39″W / 37.777828°N 89.160914°W / 37.777828; -89.160914
- Ward at 37°51′00″N 89°14′07″W / 37.850051°N 89.235361°W / 37.850051; -89.235361
(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
Airports and landing strips
- Southern Illinois Airport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 2,333 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
School districts
- Elverado Community Unit School District 196
- Herrin Community Unit School District 4
Political districts
- Illinois's 12th congressional district
- State House District 115
- State Senate District 58
References
- "DeSoto Township, Jackson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 105.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Murphysboro
unincorporated
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