Vergennes Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Vergennes Township
Vergennes Township
Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°54′21″N 89°19′03″W / 37.90583°N 89.31750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	37.36 sq mi (96.8 km2)
• Land	36.6 sq mi (95 km2)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (2.0 km2) 2.03%
Elevation	410 ft (125 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	753
• Density	21.1/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62274, 62832, 62932, 62966, 62994
FIPS code	17-077-77538

Vergennes Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 771 and it contained 324 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.36 square miles (96.8 km²), of which 36.6 square miles (95 km²) (or 97.97%) is land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km²) (or 2.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Vergennes

Unincorporated towns

Grubbs at 37°56′04″N 89°21′49″W / 37.934495°N 89.3637°W / 37.934495; -89.3637

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

Adjacent townships

Elk Township (east)
DeSoto Township (southeast)
Somerset Township (south)
Levan Township (southwest)
Ora Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Parrish and Tuthill.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	753	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Elverado Community Unit School District 196

Political districts

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

References

External links

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