Piasa Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Piasa Township
Township
Location in Jersey County Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jersey
Established	November 5, 1878
Area
• Total	36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land	35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.30%
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,376
• Density	93.8/sq mi (36.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62012, 62035, 62052
GNIS feature ID	0429559

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.

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.

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

• U.S. Route 67
• Illinois Route 267/111

Lakes

• Thunderbird Lake

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

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives