Coordinates: 39°02′56″N 88°01′14″W / 39.04889°N 88.02056°W / 39.04889; -88.02056

Hunt City Township, Jasper County, Illinois

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Hunt City Township
Township
Location in Jasper County
Location in Jasper County
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′56″N 88°01′14″W / 39.04889°N 88.02056°W / 39.04889; -88.02056
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJasper
EstablishedSeptember 11, 1901
Area
 • Total32.03 sq mi (83.0 km2)
 • Land32.03 sq mi (83.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
278
 • Density8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62448, 62480, 62481
FIPS code17-079-36659

Hunt City Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 282 and it contained 126 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.03 square miles (83.0 km2), all land.[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Baily, Brockville, Mattison/Madison, Mound and Sand Rock.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)278[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
  • Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

Notable residents

  • Burl Ives was born in Hunt City Township, and is buried there at Mound Cemetery.[4]

References

  • "Hunt City Township, Jasper 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.
  4. ^ Graveyards of Illinois

External links

Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Hunt_City_Township,_Jasper_County,_Illinois"