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  • Source: Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois

    • Murphysboro Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,563 and it contained 5,174 housing units.


    Geography


    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.04 square miles (95.9 km2), of which 36.28 square miles (94.0 km2) (or 97.95%) is land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km2) (or 2.05%) is water.


    = Cities, towns, villages

    =
    Carbondale (west edge)
    Murphysboro (south three-quarters)


    = Unincorporated towns

    =
    Mount Carbon at 37.751995°N 89.321199°W / 37.751995; -89.321199
    Poplar Ridge at 37.700328°N 89.370646°W / 37.700328; -89.370646
    Texas Junction at 37.759773°N 89.323422°W / 37.759773; -89.323422
    (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


    = Adjacent townships

    =
    Somerset Township (north)
    DeSoto Township (northeast)
    Carbondale Township (east)
    Makanda Township (southeast)
    Pomona Township (south)
    Sand Ridge Township (west)
    Levan Township (northwest)


    = Cemeteries

    =
    The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Bostick, Hall, Hiller-Crab Orchard, Mount Carbon, Mount Pleasant, Murdale Gardens of Memory, Murphysboro City, Pleasant Grove Memorial, Poplar Ridge, Saint Andrews, Tower Grove and Worthen.


    = Major highways

    =
    Illinois Route 13
    Illinois Route 127
    Illinois Route 149


    = Airports and landing strips

    =
    Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital Heliport


    = Lakes

    =
    Browns Lake
    Carbon Lake
    Country Club Lake


    = Landmarks

    =
    Lake Murphysboro State Park (southeast edge)
    Riverside Park


    Demographics




    School districts


    Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186


    Political districts


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


    References


    "Murphysboro 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
    City of Murphysboro Website

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