Moore's Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°10′N 88°45′W / 38.167°N 88.750°W / 38.167; -88.750CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total36.59 sq mi (94.8 km²) • Land36.36 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Water0.23 sq mi (0.6 km²) 0.63%Elevation

499 ft (152 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

347 • Density9.5/sq mi (3.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62810, 62846

FIPS code17-081-50348

Moore's Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 347 and it contained 142 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.59 square miles (94.8 km²), of which 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²) (or 99.37%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) (or 0.63%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°10'N 88°45'W (38.169,-88.754).

Adjacent townships

Pendleton Township (north)
Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County (east)
Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County (southeast)
Northern Township, Franklin County (south)
Ewing Township, Franklin County (southwest)
Spring Garden Township (west)
Dodds Township (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	347	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Cemeteries

Cochrane Cemetery
Four Graves Cemetery
Grothoff Cemetery
Wilbanks Cemetery
Lowery Hill Cemetery
One Grave Cemetery
Shelton Cemetery
Sugar Camp Cemetery

Major highways

Illinois Route 142

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois's 12th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Moore's 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". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2016.