Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
38°26′N 88°59′W / 38.433°N 88.983°W / 38.433; -88.983 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62830, 62864, 62889, 62893, 62898
Rome Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,669 and it contained 771 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 36.25 square miles (93.9 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2] The township is centered at 38°26'N 88°59'W (38.430, −88.976). It is traversed north–south by Interstate Route 57 and State Route 37.
Cities, towns, villages
- Dix
Unincorporated towns
- Boyd at 38°24′50″N 89°00′47″W / 38.414°N 89.013°W / 38.414; -89.013
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Raccoon Township, Marion County (north)
- Haines Township, Marion County (northeast)
- Field Township (east)
- Mt. Vernon Township (southeast)
- Shiloh Township (south)
- Casner Township (southwest)
- Grand Prairie Township (west)
- Centralia Township, Marion County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Boyd, Boyd Farm, Ebenezer, Gilead, Jennings Farm, Little Grove and Pleasant Hill.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 1,654 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 107
- State Senate District 54
References
- "Rome Township, Jefferson 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.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives