Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°10′N 88°59′W / 38.167°N 88.983°W / 38.167; -88.983CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total36.66 sq mi (94.9 km²) • Land27.47 sq mi (71.1 km²) • Water9.19 sq mi (23.8 km²) 25.07%Elevation

413 ft (126 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

725 • Density26.4/sq mi (10.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62816, 62846, 62883, 62894

FIPS code17-081-23334

Elk Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 725 and it contained 350 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.66 square miles (94.9 km²), of which 27.47 square miles (71.1 km²) (or 74.93%) is land and 9.19 square miles (23.8 km²) (or 25.07%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°10'N 88°59'W (38.170,-88.987).

Cities, towns, villages

Nason
Waltonville (southeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Dareville at 38°11′53″N 88°58′34″W / 38.198°N 88.976°W / 38.198; -88.976

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

Extinct towns

Fitzgerrell at 38°08′17″N 89°00′50″W / 38.138°N 89.014°W / 38.138; -89.014

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

McClellan Township (north)
Dodds Township (northeast)
Spring Garden Township (east)
Ewing Township, Franklin County (southeast)
Barren Township, Franklin County (south)
Goode Township, Franklin County (southwest)
Bald Hill Township (west)
Blissville Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Abner, Clampet, Mason and Old Baptist.

Major highways

Illinois Route 148

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	725	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Waltonville Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson 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.