Mount Vernon Township is one of sixteen

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in Jefferson County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,576 and it contained 5,997 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mount Vernon Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.29%) is land and (or 0.71%) is water. The township is centered at 38°21′N 88°52′W (38.349,-88.859). It is traversed north–south by State Route 37, east–west by State Route 15, and diagonally across its southwest corner by State Route 142.

Cities, towns, villages

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Unincorporated towns

* Camp Ground at * Idlewood at * Summersville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Field Township (north) * Farrington Township (northeast) * Webber Township (east) * Pendleton Township (southeast) * Dodds Township (south) * Shiloh Township (west) * Rome Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Atkinson, East Salem, Etheridge Farm, Hopewell, Oakwood, Old Union, Saint Mary's, Sursa and Williams.

Major highways

Illinois Route 15 Illinois Route 15 (IL 15) is a east–west highway in southern Illinois with its western terminus at Illinois Route 3, U.S. Route 40, I-55, and I-64, and its eastern terminus at Wabash River at the Illinois/Indiana Border where it meets ...

Illinois Route 37 Illinois Route 37, Illinois 37 or IL 37, is a north–south state highway in southern Illinois. IL 37's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 51 (US 51) and IL 3 in Cairo and the northern terminus is at US 45 in Watson. Rou ...

Illinois Route 142 Illinois Route 142 is a major arterial road in southeastern Illinois. It runs from near the town center of Equality at Calhoun Street, a local road, north to Illinois Route 37 and the northern terminus of Illinois Route 148 in Mount Vernon. Thi ...

Airports and landing strips

* Good Samaritan Regional Health Care Center Heliport * Mount Vernon/Outland Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 12,576 people, 5,296 households, and 3,452 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,997 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 75.83%

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, 14.29%

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, 0.34% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.03%

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, 1.18% from other races, and 7.52% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.42% of the population. There were 5,296 households, out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.07% were married couples living together, 15.45% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 34.82% were non-families. 30.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88. The township's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,516, and the median income for a family was $62,645. Males had a median income of $37,824 versus $25,845 for females. The

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for the township was $26,835. About 14.7% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the

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, including 37.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Political districts

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* State House District 107 * State Senate District 54

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Jefferson County, Illinois Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area Townships in Illinois