Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Richwood Township
Township

Location in Jersey County

Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 90°33′01″W / 39.13667°N 90.55028°W / 39.13667; -90.55028Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 90°33′01″W / 39.13667°N 90.55028°W / 39.13667; -90.55028
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jersey
Established November 5, 1878
Area
 • Total 37.91 sq mi (98.2 km2)
 • Land 37.66 sq mi (97.5 km2)
 • Water 0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.66%
Elevation 476 ft (145 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 614
 • Density 17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62031
FIPS code 17-083-63745

Richwood Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 653 and it contained 302 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.91 square miles (98.2 km2), of which 37.66 square miles (97.5 km2) (or 99.34%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) (or 0.66%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Gunterman, Reddish and Reddish-Dunham Ford.

Major highways

Rivers

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016614[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Richwood Township, Jersey 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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