Vergennes Township is one of sixteen

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in Jackson County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 771 and it contained 324 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.97%) is land and (or 2.03%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Vergennes

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Elk Township (east) * DeSoto Township (southeast) * Somerset Township (south) * Levan Township (southwest) * Ora Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Parrish and Tuthill.

Major highways

Illinois Route 4 Illinois Route 4 is a major north–south highway that runs south from the Interstate 55 business loop around the state capital of Springfield, south to Illinois Route 13 just north of Murphysboro. This is a distance of . Route description Illi ...

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 ...

Demographics

School districts

* Elverado Community Unit School District 196

Political districts

Illinois' 12th congressional district The 12th congressional district of Illinois is a congressional district in the southern part of U.S. state of Illinois. It has been represented by Republican Mike Bost since 2015. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting The district covers pa ...

* State House District 115 * State Senate District 58

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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