Fountain Bluff Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

37°44′41″N 89°32′10″W / 37.74472°N 89.53611°W / 37.74472; -89.53611CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJacksonEstablishedNovember 4, 1884Area

• Total31.13 sq mi (80.6 km²) • Land29.95 sq mi (77.6 km²) • Water1.18 sq mi (3.1 km²) 3.79%Elevation

361 ft (110 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

203 • Density6.9/sq mi (2.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62907, 62940, 62942, 62950

FIPS code17-077-27260

Fountain Bluff Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 208 and it contained 110 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.13 square miles (80.6 km²), of which 29.95 square miles (77.6 km²) (or 96.21%) is land and 1.18 square miles (3.1 km²) (or 3.79%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Jacob at 37°44′42″N 89°32′13″W / 37.745051°N 89.537042°W / 37.745051; -89.537042
Neunert at 37°43′22″N 89°32′44″W / 37.722829°N 89.545654°W / 37.722829; -89.545654
Raddle at 37°46′44″N 89°35′12″W / 37.778940°N 89.586766°W / 37.778940; -89.586766

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

Adjacent townships

Kinkaid Township (north)
Levan Township (northeast)
Sand Ridge Township (east)
Grand Tower Township (southeast)
Degognia Township (northwest)
Gorham

Cemeteries

The township contains Neunert Cemetery. Goodbread Cemetery. Boone Cemetery.

Major highways

Illinois Route 3

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	203	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

Illinois' 12th congressional district
State House District 115
State Senate District 58

References

"Fountain Bluff 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

^ ^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.