Murphysboro Township
| Murphysboro Township | |||
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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 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 10,563 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 110 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 96.02 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 153 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62901, 62966 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-51466 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429415 | ||
| Mayor : | Robert E. Fenwick (supervisor) | ||
 Location of Murphysboro Township in Jackson County |
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The Murphysboro Township is one of 16 townships in Jackson County in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Murphysboro Township had 10,563 residents.
geography
The Murphysboro Township is about 20 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 about 100 km south.
The Murphysboro Township is 37 ° 44'14 "north latitude and 89 ° 19'34" west longitude and extends over 96.02 km².
The Murphysboro Township is located in the south-eastern center of Jackson County and borders on Somerset Township in the north, De Soto Township in the northeast, Carbondale Township in the east, Makanda Township in the south-east, Pomona Township in the south, and Pomona Township in the west to the Sand Ridge Township and to the northwest to the Levan Township .
traffic
Illinois State Routes 13 , 127, and 149 meet in Murphysboro Township . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad line runs through the northwest of the township .
With the Southern Illinois Airport is located on the northeastern edge of Murphysboro Township a regional airport. The nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (around 160 km northwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Murphysboro Township had 10,563 people in 4,564 households. The population density was 110 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 4564 households.
The racial the population was composed of 82.6 percent white, 12.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.3 percent of the population.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,636 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,869. 21.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
In addition to scattered settlements, there are the following settlements in Murphysboro Township:
1 - mostly in Carbondale Township , partly in Makanda Township
2 - partly in Somerset Township
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 5, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 6, 2012