Carbondale Township is one of sixteen

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in Jackson County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,544 and it contained 14,341 housing units.

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is located in this township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.01%) is land and (or 1.99%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Carbondale (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

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at * Southern Hills at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* De Soto Township (north) * Makanda Township (south) * Pomona Township (southwest) * Murphysboro Township (west) * Somerset Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Dillinger, North County Line, Oakland, Snider Hill, Winchester and Woodlawn.

Major highways

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Illinois Route 13 Illinois Route 13 (IL 13) is a major east–west state route in southern Illinois. Illinois 13 has its western terminus at Centreville at Illinois Route 157 and its eastern terminus at the Kentucky state line and the Ohio River, at Kentucky ...

Airports and landing strips

* Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Heliport * Southern Illinois Airport (southeast quarter)

Lakes

* Campus Lake

Landmarks

* Attucks Park * Evergreen Park * The Crossings * University Mall

Demographics

School districts

* Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

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* State House District 115 * State Senate District 58

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Jackson County, Illinois Townships in Illinois