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Degognia Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

37°49′N 89°38′W / 37.817°N 89.633°W / 37.817; -89.633CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJacksonEstablishedNovember 4, 1884Area

• Total30.64 sq mi (79.4 km²) • Land29.53 sq mi (76.5 km²) • Water1.11 sq mi (2.9 km²) 3.62%Elevation

361 ft (110 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

150 • Density5.2/sq mi (2.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62280, 62907, 62950

FIPS code17-077-19148

Degognia Township is one of 16 townships in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 153 and it contained 73 housing units.^[2] The township derives its name from Degognia Creek.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.64 square miles (79.4 km²), of which 29.53 square miles (76.5 km²) (or 96.38%) is land and 1.11 square miles (2.9 km²) (or 3.62%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cora at 37°49′26″N 89°40′13″W / 37.823941°N 89.67038°W / 37.823941; -89.67038
Degognia at 37°51′40″N 89°37′49″W / 37.861163°N 89.630378°W / 37.861163; -89.630378
Jones Ridge at 37°48′01″N 89°37′31″W / 37.800329°N 89.625379°W / 37.800329; -89.625379

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Buchanan, Houge and Isom.

Major highways

Illinois Route 3

Airports and landing strips

Reeds Creek Landing Airport

Rivers

Mississippi River

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	150	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

Illinois' 12th congressional district
State House District 115
State Senate District 58

References

"Degognia Township, Jackson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.