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Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Somerset Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,205 and it contained 1,886 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.63 square miles (97.5 km), of which 37.13 square miles (96.2 km) (or 98.67%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km) (or 1.30%) 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 four cemeteries: Boucher, Lutheran, Ripley and Zion.

Major highways

Landmarks

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)4,075
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

  • Elverado Community Unit School District 196
  • Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

References

  • "Somerset 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
  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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.