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Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 90°33′01″W / 39.13667°N 90.55028°W / 39.13667; -90.55028
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Richwood Township
Location in Jersey County
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 90°33′01″W / 39.13667°N 90.55028°W / 39.13667; -90.55028
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJersey
EstablishedNovember 5, 1878
Area
 • Total37.91 sq mi (98.2 km2)
 • Land37.66 sq mi (97.5 km2)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.66%
Elevation
476 ft (145 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
614
 • Density17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62031
FIPS code17-083-63745

Richwood Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 653 and it contained 302 housing units.[2]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.91 square miles (98.2 km2), of which 37.66 square miles (97.5 km2) (or 99.34%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) (or 0.66%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

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Unincorporated towns

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Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Gunterman, Reddish and Reddish-Dunham Ford.

Major highways

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Rivers

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)614[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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Political districts

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References

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  • "Richwood 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
  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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