English Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°07′20″N 90°25′43″W / 39.12222°N 90.42861°W / 39.12222; -90.42861CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJerseyEstablishedNovember 5, 1878Area

• Total36.99 sq mi (95.8 km²) • Land36.98 sq mi (95.8 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

643 ft (196 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

458 • Density13.2/sq mi (5.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62031, 62052, 62054

FIPS code17-083-24231

English Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 487 and it contained 198 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.99 square miles (95.8 km²), of which 36.98 square miles (95.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Adjacent townships

Kane Township, Greene County (northeast)
Jersey Township (east)
Mississippi Township (southeast)
Otter Creek Township (south)
Rosedale Township (southwest)
Richwood Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Armstrong, Belt Salem, Brown, Falkner, Grimes, Heitzig, Hetzel, Houseman, Lax, Rowden, Rusk and Saint Marys Catholic.

Major highways

Illinois Route 16

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	458	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 97
State Senate District 49

References

"English Township, Jersey 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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.