Somerset Township is one of sixteen

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in Jackson County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,934 and it contained 1,861 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Somerset Township has a total area of , of which (or 98.70%) is land and (or 1.30%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Murphysboro Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area. The mayor of Murphysboro is Will Stephens. The government consist ...

(north quarter)

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Vergennes Township (north) * Elk Township (northeast) * DeSoto Township (east) * Carbondale Township (southeast) * Murphysboro Township (south) * Sand Ridge Township (southwest) * Levan Township (west) * Ora Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Boucher, Lutheran, Ripley and Zion.

Major highways

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Landmarks

* Lake Murphysboro State Park (east quarter)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 3,934 people, 1,719 households, and 1,061 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,861 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 86.65%

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, 6.69%

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, 0.36%

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, 0.28% Asian, 0.05%

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, 1.75% from

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, and 4.22% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.90% of the population. There were 1,719 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.26% were married couples living together, 17.63% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 38.28% were non-families. 32.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94. The township's age distribution consisted of 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $56,725, and the median income for a family was $76,991. Males had a median income of $41,029 versus $32,750 for females. The

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for the township was $36,768. About 6.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the

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, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Elverado Community Unit School District 196 * Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

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* 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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