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Richwood Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 653 and it contained 302 housing units.[2]

Richwood Township
Township
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 90°33′01″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jersey
Established	November 5, 1878
Area
• Total	37.91 sq mi (98.2 km2)
• Land	37.66 sq mi (97.5 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.66%
Elevation	476 ft (145 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	614
• Density	17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62031
FIPS code	17-083-63745

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.91 square miles (98.2 km²), of which 37.66 square miles (97.5 km²) (or 99.34%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²) (or 0.66%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Fieldon

Unincorporated towns

• Reardon
• Reddish
• Spankey

Adjacent townships

• Woodville Township, Greene County (north)
• Kane Township, Greene County (northeast)
• English Township (east)
• Otter Creek Township (southeast)
• Rosedale Township (south)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Gunterman, Reddish and Reddish-Dunham Ford.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 16
• Illinois Route 100

Rivers

• Illinois River

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	614	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 97
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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