Vergennes Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Vergennes Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°54′21″N 89°19′03″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	37.33 sq mi (96.7 km2)
• Land	36.99 sq mi (95.8 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.93%
Elevation	410 ft (125 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	886
• Density	24/sq mi (9.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62274, 62832, 62932, 62966, 62994
GNIS feature ID	0429865

Vergennes Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 886.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Vergennes Township covers an area of 37.33 square miles (96.7 km²); of this, 36.99 square miles (95.8 km²) (99.07 percent) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²) (0.93 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Vergennes

Unincorporated towns

• Grubbs at 37.9344953°N 89.3636996°W / 37.9344953; -89.3636996

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

Adjacent townships

• Elk Township (east)
• DeSoto Township (southeast)
• Somerset Township (south)
• Levan Township (southwest)
• Ora Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Parrish and Tuthill.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 4
• Illinois Route 13

School districts

• Elverado Community Unit School District 196

Political districts

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

References

• "Vergennes 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:0429865. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives