Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°26′N 89°5′W / 38.433°N 89.083°W / 38.433; -89.083CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total36.29 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Land36.18 sq mi (93.7 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.30%Elevation

531 ft (162 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

897 • Density25.1/sq mi (9.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62801, 62830, 62877, 62893, 62898

FIPS code17-081-30731

Grand Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 391 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T1S R1E) has a total area of 36.29 square miles (94.0 km²), of which 36.18 square miles (93.7 km²) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.30%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Centralia (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

Baldwin Heights at 38°27′00″N 89°08′42″W / 38.450°N 89.145°W / 38.450; -89.145
Cravat at 38°25′26″N 89°05′35″W / 38.424°N 89.093°W / 38.424; -89.093

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Centralia Township, Marion County (north)
Raccoon Township, Marion County (northeast)
Rome Township (east)
Shiloh Township (southeast)
Casner Township (south)
Richview Township, Washington County (southwest)
Irvington Township, Washington County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fouts, Gaston, Gilead and Piskey.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Prairie Airport

Lakes

Superior Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	897	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Grand Prairie 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.