Field Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Field Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°25′57″N 88°52′02″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	37.07 sq mi (96.02 km2)
• Land	36.78 sq mi (95.25 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.77 km2)  0.8%
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,460
• Density	39.7/sq mi (15.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62830, 62864, 62889
GNIS feature ID	0429001

Field Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,460.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Field Township covers an area of 37.07 square miles (96.0 km²); of this, 36.78 square miles (95.3 km²) (99.2 percent) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.8 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Divide at 38.4469929°N 88.8297821°W / 38.4469929; -88.8297821
• Texico at 38.4394932°N 88.8970066°W / 38.4394932; -88.8970066

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

Adjacent townships

• Haines Township, Marion County (north)
• Farrington Township (east)
• Webber Township (southeast)
• Mt. Vernon Township (south)
• Shiloh Township (southwest)
• Rome Township (west)
• Raccoon Township, Marion County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Antioch, Hall, Hickey, Jordan Chapel, Oak Grove, Old Panther Fork, Panther Fork and Union Chapel.

Lakes

• Miller Lake

Political districts

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

References

• "Field Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429001. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives