Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Kinkaid Township
Township
The Cleiman Mound, a Middle Woodland period Indian mound along Illinois Route 3

Location in Jackson County

Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°49′26″N 89°32′49″W / 37.82389°N 89.54694°W / 37.82389; -89.54694Coordinates: 37°49′26″N 89°32′49″W / 37.82389°N 89.54694°W / 37.82389; -89.54694
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jackson
Established November 4, 1884
Area
 • Total 36.33 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Land 35.58 sq mi (92.2 km2)
 • Water 0.75 sq mi (1.9 km2)  2.06%
Elevation 594 ft (181 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 467
 • Density 13.7/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62280, 62907, 62950
FIPS code 17-077-40104

Kinkaid Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 486 and it contained 227 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.33 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 35.58 square miles (92.2 km2) (or 97.94%) is land and 0.75 square miles (1.9 km2) (or 2.06%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these Eight cemeteries: Bower, Glenn, Jones, Lee, McBride, McCormick, Talbott and Wilson.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016467[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

References

  • "Kinkaid Township, Jackson 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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