Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois - USA

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Grand Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 391 housing units.[2]

Grand Prairie Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Jefferson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°26′N 89°5′W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	36.29 sq mi (94.0 km²)
• Land	36.18 sq mi (93.7 km²)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.30%
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)[1]	897
• Density	25.1/sq mi (9.7/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62801, 62830, 62877, 62893, 62898
FIPS code	17-081-30731

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T1S R1E) has a total area of 36.29 square miles (94.0 km²), of which 36.18 square miles (93.7 km²) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.30%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Centralia (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

Baldwin Heights at 38.450°N 89.145°W / 38.450; -89.145
Cravat at 38.424°N 89.093°W / 38.424; -89.093

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

Adjacent townships

Centralia Township, Marion County (north)
Raccoon Township, Marion County (northeast)
Rome Township (east)
Shiloh Township (southeast)
Casner Township (south)
Richview Township, Washington County (southwest)
Irvington Township, Washington County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fouts, Gaston, Gilead and Piskey.

Major highways

Interstate 64
U.S. Route 51

Airports and landing strips

Prairie Airport

Lakes

Superior Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	897	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

"Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
"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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
Cities	Centralia‡ Mount Vernon Nason	Map of Illinois highlighting Jefferson County
Villages	Belle Rive Bluford Bonnie Dix Ina Waltonville Woodlawn
Townships	Bald Hill Blissville Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie McClellan Moore's Prairie Mt. Vernon Pendleton Rome Shiloh Spring Garden Webber
CDP	Opdyke
Other unincorporated communities	Bakerville Camp Ground Dareville Divide Drivers Harmony Roaches Scheller Spring Garden Texico Williamsburg
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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