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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Murphysboro Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,563 and it contained 5,174 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.04 square miles (95.9 km), of which 36.28 square miles (94.0 km) (or 97.95%) is land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km) (or 2.05%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Bostick, Hall, Hiller-Crab Orchard, Mount Carbon, Mount Pleasant, Murdale Gardens of Memory, Murphysboro City, Pleasant Grove Memorial, Poplar Ridge, Saint Andrews, Tower Grove and Worthen.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital Heliport

Lakes

  • Browns Lake
  • Carbon Lake
  • Country Club Lake

Landmarks

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)10,202
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

  • Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

References

  • "Murphysboro 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