Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°02′28″N 90°18′38″W / 39.04111°N 90.31056°W / 39.04111; -90.31056CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJerseyEstablishedNovember 5, 1878Area

• Total36.35 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Land36.3 sq mi (94 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.11%Elevation

659 ft (201 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,919 • Density56.2/sq mi (21.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62022, 62035, 62052

FIPS code17-083-49672

Mississippi Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,041 and it contained 804 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km²), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Delhi
Dow
East Newbern
McClusky
New Delhi
Newbern

Adjacent townships

Jersey Township (north)
Fidelity Township (northeast)
Piasa Township (east)
Godfrey Township, Madison County (southeast)
Elsah Township (south)
Otter Creek Township (west)
English Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethel, Lamb Memorial, Lurton, Newbern and Van Horn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

William E Koenig Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,919	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 97
State Senate District 49

References

"Mississippi Township, Jersey 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.