Vergennes Township (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 54 ′ N , 89 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 771 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 96.7 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 95.8 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 125 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62274, 62832, 62932, 62966, 62994 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-77538 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429865 | ||
 Location of Vergennes Township in Jackson County |
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The Vergennes Township is one of 16 townships in Jackson County in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 the Vergennes Township had 771 inhabitants.
geography
The Vergennes Township is about 35 kilometers 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 115 km south.
The Vergennes Township is located at 37 ° 54 ' N , 89 ° 19' W and extends over 96.7 km², which is spread over 95.8 km² of land and 0.9 km² of water.
The township is located in the north of Jackson County and borders north on Perry County . Within Jackson County, Vergennes Township is bordered by Elk Township in the east, De Soto Township in the southeast, Somerset Township in the south, Levan Township in the southwest and Ora Township in the west .
traffic
Illinois State Routes 13 and 127 run through the township in a north-south direction on a shared stretch of route . The southern border of Vergennes Township is formed by Illinois State Route 4 . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The Southern Illinois Airport is located around 25 km south of the Vergennes Township, a regional airport. The nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (around 150 km northwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Vergennes Township had 771 people in 294 households. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.62 people lived in each of the 294 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American and 0.1 percent Asian; 2.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,478 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,288. 16 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
In addition to scattered settlements in Vergennes Township exists Vergennes a separate municipality (with the status " Village ").
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 9, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 9, 2012