Carbondale Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Carbondale Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°43′48″N 89°12′35″W / 37.73000°N 89.20972°WCoordinates: 37°43′48″N 89°12′35″W / 37.73000°N 89.20972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	38.17 sq mi (98.9 km^2)
• Land	37.41 sq mi (96.9 km^2)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (2.0 km^2)  1.99%
Elevation	400 ft (122 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	29,544
• Density	789.7/sq mi (304.9/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62901, 62966
GNIS feature ID	0428760

Carbondale Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,544 and it contained 14,341 housing units.^[1] Southern Illinois University is located in this township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.17 square miles (98.9 km²), of which 37.41 square miles (96.9 km²) (or 98.01%) is land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km²) (or 1.99%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Carbondale (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Evergreen Terrace at 37°41′57″N 89°14′08″W / 37.699217°N 89.23564°W
• Southern Hills at 37°42′14″N 89°12′38″W / 37.703939°N 89.210639°W

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

Adjacent townships

• De Soto Township (north)
• Makanda Township (south)
• Pomona Township (southwest)
• Murphysboro Township (west)
• Somerset Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Dillinger, North County Line, Oakland, Snider Hill, Winchester and Woodlawn.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 51
• Illinois Route 13

Airports and landing strips

• Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Heliport

Lakes

• Campus Lake

Landmarks

• Attucks Park
• Evergreen Park
• Southern Illinois Airport (southeast quarter)
• The Crossings
• University Mall

School districts

• Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

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

References

• "Carbondale Township, Jackson 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

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives