Carbondale Township, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 44 ′ N , 89 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 29,544 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 301.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 98.83 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 98.08 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 122 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62901, 62966 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-11170 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428760 | ||
| Mayor : | Karen Twitty-Hartlieb (Supervisor) | ||
 Location of Carbondale Township in Jackson County |
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The Carbondale Township is one of 16 townships in Jackson County in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 , Carbondale Township had 29,544 residents.
geography
The Carbondale Township is about 15 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Missouri . The mouth of the Ohio at the intersection of the states of Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky is around 90 km south.
The Carbondale Township is located at 37 ° 43'48 "north latitude and 89 ° 12'35" west longitude and extends over 98.83 km², which is spread over 98.08 km² of land and 0.75 km² of water.
The Carbondale Township is located in the east of Jackson County and borders in the east on Williamson County . Within Jackson County, Carbondale Township is bordered by Makanda Township in the south, Pomona Township in the southwest , Murphysboro Township in the west, Somerset Township in the northwest and De Soto Township in the north .
traffic
In the center of Carbondale Township, US Highway 51, which runs in a north-south direction, crosses Illinois State Route 13, which runs from west to east . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
Parallel to Highway 51 runs a railway line of the former Illinois Central Railroad , which is now part of the Canadian National Railway . This route is also used by Amtrak .
With the Southern Illinois Airport there is a regional airport on the northern edge of the Carbondale Township. The nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (around 170 km northwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Carbondale Township had 29,544 people in 12,738 households. The population density was 301.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.04 people lived in each of the 12,738 households.
The racial the population was composed of 65.1 percent white, 23.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 5.3 percent Asian and 2.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.7 percent of the population.
13.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 79.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.8 percent were 65 years or older. 47.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 22,467 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,585. 40.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
The area of the city of Carbondale , while not identical to the area of the Carbondale Township, makes up the largest part of it. Thus - apart from scattered settlement - most of the residents of the Carbondale Township live in the city of Carbondale.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 5, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 5, 2012