South Muddy Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°54′04″N 88°18′50″W / 38.90111°N 88.31389°W / 38.90111; -88.31389CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJasperEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area

• Total38.61 sq mi (100.0 km²) • Land35.69 sq mi (92.4 km²) • Water2.93 sq mi (7.6 km²) 7.59%Elevation

522 ft (159 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

336 • Density9.5/sq mi (3.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62424, 62434, 62448, 62479

FIPS code17-079-71084

South Muddy Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 340 and it contained 137 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.61 square miles (100.0 km²), of which 35.69 square miles (92.4 km²) (or 92.44%) is land and 2.93 square miles (7.6 km²) (or 7.59%) is water.^[2]

Adjacent townships

North Muddy Township (north)
Wade Township (northeast)
Smallwood Township (east)
Denver Township, Richland County (southeast)
Pixley Township, Clay County (south)
Bible Grove Township, Clay County (west)
Lucas Township, Effingham County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Abbott, Devore, Foster, Freeman, Fulks, Headyville, Pleasant Valley, South Muddy, Worthey and Worthy.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	336	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

References

"South Muddy 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.