Rosedale Township, Jersey County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
39°02′39″N 90°32′06″W / 39.04417°N 90.53500°W / 39.04417; -90.53500 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62031, 62037
Rosedale Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 456 and it contained 295 housing units.[2]
History
The name of Rosedale Township was changed from Illinois Township on June 7, 1882.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.12 square miles (83.2 km2), of which 30.25 square miles (78.3 km2) (or 94.18%) is land and 1.87 square miles (4.8 km2) (or 5.82%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Nutwood
- Rosedale
Adjacent townships
- Richwood Township (north)
- English Township (northeast)
- Otter Creek Township (east)
- Quarry Township (southeast)
Cemeteries
The township contains two active cemeteries, Meadow Branch and Rosedale, as well as several that are inactive.[3]
Major highways
Rivers
Lakes
- Beaver Lake
- Deep Lake
- Eagle Lake
- Flat Lake
- Fowler Lake
- Upper Flat Lake
Landmarks
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 429 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
School districts
Political districts
- Illinois' 17th congressional district
- State House District 97
- State Senate District 49
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rosedale Township, Jersey County, Illinois T7N-R13W - Cemetery Listings". Jersey County ILGenWeb. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
References
- "Rosedale Township, Jersey 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
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Jersey County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Jerseyville
- Elsah
- English
- Fidelity
- Jersey
- Mississippi
- Otter Creek
- Piasa
- Quarry
- Richwood
- Rosedale
- Ruyle
communities
‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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