Kinkaid Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 486 and it contained 227 housing units.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.33 square miles (94.1 km), of which 35.58 square miles (92.2 km) (or 97.94%) is land and 0.75 square miles (1.9 km) (or 2.06%) is water.

• Crain at 37°46′48″N 89°30′28″W / 37.780051°N 89.507874°W / 37.780051; -89.507874
• Dry Hill at 37°49′02″N 89°33′12″W / 37.817274°N 89.553431°W / 37.817274; -89.553431
• Glenn at 37°48′13″N 89°34′50″W / 37.803663°N 89.580655°W / 37.803663; -89.580655

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

• Bradley Township (north)
• Ora Township (northeast)
• Levan Township (east)
• Sand Ridge Township (southeast)
• Fountain Bluff Township (south)
• Degognia Township (west)

The township contains these Eight cemeteries: Bower, Glenn, Jones, Lee, McBride, McCormick, Talbott and Wilson.

• Illinois Route 3

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	467
U.S. Decennial Census

• Trico Community Unit School District 176

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

• "Kinkaid Township, Jackson 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

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives