Hunt City Township, Jasper County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
39°02′56″N 88°01′14″W / 39.04889°N 88.02056°W / 39.04889; -88.02056 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62448, 62480, 62481
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
- Brookville at 39°02′22″N 88°03′58″W / 39.039486°N 88.066147°W / 39.039486; -88.066147
- Hunt City at 39°03′04″N 88°01′24″W / 39.051153°N 88.023368°W / 39.051153; -88.023368
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Grandville Township (north)
- Licking Township, Crawford County (northeast)
- Oblong Township, Crawford County (east)
- Willow Hill Township (south)
- Wade Township (west)
- Crooked Creek Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Baily, Brockville, Mattison/Madison, Mound and Sand Rock.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | 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
- Illinois's 19th congressional district
- State House District 108
- State Senate District 54
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
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Graveyards of Illinois
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives