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    • Source: Grand Tower Township, Jackson County, Illinois

      • Grand Tower Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 707 and it contained 336 housing units.


      Geography


      According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.42 square miles (86.6 km2), of which 31.56 square miles (81.7 km2) (or 94.43%) is land and 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2) (or 5.57%) is water.
      A small portion of Missouri, known as Grand Tower Island, lies on the Mississippi River's eastern side adjacent to Grand Tower Township. Partially surrounded by an oxbow lake, the island can only be accessed by water or by a road that begins and ends in Illinois.


      = Cities, towns, villages

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      Grand Tower


      = Unincorporated towns

      =
      Howardton at 37.629217Ā°N 89.464539Ā°Wļ»æ / 37.629217; -89.464539
      (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


      = Adjacent townships

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      Sand Ridge Township (north)
      Pomona Township (east)
      Fountain Bluff Township (northwest)


      = Cemeteries

      =
      The township contains these four cemeteries: Goodbread, Henson, Hudson and Walker Hill.


      = Major highways

      =
      Illinois Route 3


      = Rivers

      =
      Mississippi River


      Demographics




      School districts


      Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
      Shawnee Community Unit School District 84


      Political districts


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


      References


      "Grand Tower 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


      External links


      City-Data.com
      Illinois State Archives

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