Ruyle Township, Jersey County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
39°12′42″N 90°11′33″W / 39.21167°N 90.19250°W / 39.21167; -90.19250 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62052, 62054, 62063
Ruyle Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 421 and it contained 162 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.25 square miles (73.2 km2), of which 28.24 square miles (73.1 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Kemper
Adjacent townships
- Rockbridge Township, Greene County (north)
- Western Mound Township, Macoupin County (northeast)
- Chesterfield Township, Macoupin County (east)
- Shipman Township, Macoupin County (southeast)
- Fidelity Township (south)
- Jersey Township (southwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Elliott, Kemper, Medora, Oakland and Pruitt.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 396 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Greenfield Community Unit School District 10
- Jersey Community Unit School District 100
- Southwestern Community Unit School District 9
Political districts
- Illinois's 19th congressional district
- State House District 97
- State Senate District 49
See also
References
- "Ruyle Township, Jersey 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.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Jersey County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Jerseyville
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communities
‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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