Elsah Township is one of eleven

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in Jersey County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,462 and it contained 1,027 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 90.05%) is land and (or 9.95%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Elsah

Unincorporated towns

* Beltrees *

Chautauqua Chautauqua ( ) was an adult education and social movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua bro ...

* Lockhaven

Adjacent townships

* Mississippi Township (north) * Godfrey Township, Madison County (east) * Quarry Township (west) * Otter Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Elsah, Saint Michaels and Wendle.

Major highways

Illinois Route 3 Illinois Route 3 (IL 3) is a major north–south arterial state highway in southwestern Illinois. It has its southern terminus at Cairo Junction (about north of Cairo) at the intersection of U.S. Route 51 (US 51) and Illinois Ro ...

Illinois Route 100 Illinois Route 100 (IL-100) is a state highway in the southwest Illinois. It generally parallels the Illinois River. Starting in downtown Alton, it trends northward to Buckheart Township near Canton. It makes up much of the Illinois River Roa ...

Illinois Route 109 Illinois Route 109 (IL 109) is a minor north–south state road in southwest Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 east of Newbern north to U.S. Route 67 in Jerseyville. Route description Illinois 109 is a two-lane, undivided surfac ...

Demographics

School districts

Alton Community Unit School District 11 Alton Community Unit School District #11 in Madison County, Illinois is a public school district consisting of seven elementary schools, one high school, one middle school, an early childhood center, and an alternative education school. They hav ...

Jersey Community Unit School District 100 Jersey Community Unit School District 100 is a public K-12 school district based in Jerseyville, Illinois. The school district consists of five attendance centers in two municipalities, serving students in most of Jersey County, Illinois, and ...

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district The 19th congressional district of Illinois was a congressional district in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 2010 US census, as population growth in Illinois was slower compared to other states. The district became obsolete for 2013 ...

* State House District 97 * State House District 111 * State Senate District 49 * State Senate District 56

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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