Fountain Bluff Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Coordinates: 37°44′41″N 89°32′10″W / 37.74472°N 89.53611°W / 37.74472; -89.53611
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Fountain Bluff Township
Location in Jackson County
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′41″N 89°32′10″W / 37.74472°N 89.53611°W / 37.74472; -89.53611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJackson
EstablishedNovember 4, 1884
Area
 • Total31.13 sq mi (80.6 km2)
 • Land29.95 sq mi (77.6 km2)
 • Water1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2)  3.79%
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
203
 • Density6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62907, 62940, 62942, 62950
FIPS code17-077-27260

Fountain Bluff Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 208 and it contained 110 housing units.[2]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.13 square miles (80.6 km2), of which 29.95 square miles (77.6 km2) (or 96.21%) is land and 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2) (or 3.79%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

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

Adjacent townships[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains Neunert Cemetery. Goodbread Cemetery. Boone Cemetery.

Major highways[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)203[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts[edit]

  • Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
  • Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Fountain Bluff Township, Jackson 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
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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