Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°26′N 88°59′W / 38.433°N 88.983°W / 38.433; -88.983CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total36.31 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Land36.25 sq mi (93.9 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.14%Elevation

528 ft (161 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,654 • Density46/sq mi (18/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62830, 62864, 62889, 62893, 62898

FIPS code17-081-65377

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

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

Interstate 57

Demographics

Historical population
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.