Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois

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]

Richwood Township
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 90°33′01″W
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

Geography

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

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Rivers

Demographics

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

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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