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; -89.21389CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJacksonEstablishedNovember 4, 1884Area

• Total37.94 sq mi (98.3 km²) • Land36.79 sq mi (95.3 km²) • Water1.15 sq mi (3.0 km²) 3.03%Elevation

390 ft (119 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,333 • Density64.9/sq mi (25.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62901, 62924, 62932, 62966

FIPS code17-077-19629

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

Historical population
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.