Piasa Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°02′56″N 90°12′31″W / 39.04889°N 90.20861°W / 39.04889; -90.20861CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJerseyEstablishedNovember 5, 1878Area

• Total36.1 sq mi (93 km²) • Land35.99 sq mi (93.2 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.30%Elevation

591 ft (180 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

3,193 • Density93.8/sq mi (36.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62012, 62035, 62052

FIPS code17-083-59598

Piasa Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,376 and it contained 1,321 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.99 square miles (93.2 km²) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.30%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Brighton (western portion)

Unincorporated towns

Lake Piasa

Adjacent townships

Fidelity Township (north)
Shipman Township, Macoupin County (northeast)
Brighton Township, Macoupin County (east)
Foster Township, Madison County (southeast)
Godfrey Township, Madison County (south)
Mississippi Township (west)
Jersey Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Botts, Edwards, Eldridge, Marston and Saint Alphonsus.

Major highways

Lakes

Thunderbird Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	3,193	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Jersey Community Unit School District 100
Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 97
State Senate District 49

References

"Piasa 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

^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.