Grand Tower Township is one of sixteen

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in Jackson County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 707 and it contained 336 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 94.43%) is land and (or 5.57%) is water. A small portion of Missouri, known as

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, lies on the Mississippi River's eastern side adjacent to Grand Tower Township. Partially surrounded by an

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, the island can only be accessed by water or by a road that begins and ends in Illinois.DeLorme. ''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer''. 6th ed.

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, 2010, 88. .

Cities, towns, villages

* Grand Tower

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Sand Ridge Township (north) * Pomona Township (east) * Fountain Bluff Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Goodbread, Henson, Hudson and Walker Hill.

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 ...

Rivers

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Demographics

School districts

* Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 * Shawnee Community Unit School District 84

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

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