Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Grand Prairie Township
Township

Location in Jefferson County

Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°26′N 89°5′W / 38.433°N 89.083°W / 38.433; -89.083Coordinates: 38°26′N 89°5′W / 38.433°N 89.083°W / 38.433; -89.083
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jefferson
Area
 • Total 36.29 sq mi (94.0 km2)
 • Land 36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.30%
Elevation 531 ft (162 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 897
 • Density 25.1/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62801, 62830, 62877, 62893, 62898
FIPS code 17-081-30731

Grand Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 391 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T1S R1E) has a total area of 36.29 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.30%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fouts, Gaston, Gilead and Piskey.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Prairie Airport

Lakes

  • Superior Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016897[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Political districts

References

  • "Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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