Grand Tower Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Grand Tower Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°38′14″N 89°28′24″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	33.39 sq mi (86.48 km2)
• Land	31.55 sq mi (81.72 km2)
• Water	1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2)  5.5%
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	735
• Density	23.3/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62940, 62942, 62966
GNIS feature ID	0429068

Grand Tower Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 735.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Grand Tower Township covers an area of 33.39 square miles (86.5 km²); of this, 31.55 square miles (81.7 km²) (94.5 percent) is land and 1.84 square miles (4.8 km²) (5.5 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Grand Tower

Unincorporated towns

• Howardton at 37.6292167°N 89.4645393°W / 37.6292167; -89.4645393

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

Adjacent townships

• Sand Ridge Township (north)
• Pomona Township (east)
• Fountain Bluff Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Goodbread, Henson, Hudson and Walker Hill.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 3

Rivers

• Mississippi River

School districts

• Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
• Shawnee Community Unit School District 84

Political districts

• Illinois' 12th congressional district
• State House District 115
• State Senate District 58

References

• "Grand Tower Township, Jackson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429068. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives