Official Name: | Jersey Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Jersey County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Jersey County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jersey |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 5, 1878 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 47.02 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 47 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 216.3 |
Elevation M: | 177 |
Elevation Ft: | 581 |
Coordinates: | 39.1467°N -90.3042°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 62052, 62054 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-083-38401 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 9948 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Jersey Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,165 and it contained 4,398 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.04%) is water.[2]
The township contains these three cemeteries: Keller, Oak Grove and Saint Francis Xavier.