Mississippi 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 2,041 and it contained 804 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.86%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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* East Newbern * McClusky *

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* Newbern

Adjacent townships

* Jersey Township (north) * Fidelity Township (northeast) * Piasa Township (east) * Godfrey Township, Madison County (southeast) * Elsah Township (south) * Otter Creek Township (west) * English Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethel, Lamb Memorial, Lurton, Newbern and Van Horn.

Major highways

U.S. Route 67 U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues so ...

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 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 ...

Airports and landing strips

* William E Koenig Airport

Demographics

School districts

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

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* State House District 97 * State Senate District 49

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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