Makanda Township, Jackson County, Illinois

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Makanda Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Jackson County's location in Illinois
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Country United States
State Illinois
County Jackson
Established November 4, 1884
Area
 • Total 37.84 sq mi (98.0 km2)
 • Land 37.06 sq mi (96.0 km2)
 • Water 0.78 sq mi (2.0 km2)  2.06%
Elevation 420 ft (128 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,353
 • Density 117.5/sq mi (45.4/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 62901, 62920, 62958
GNIS feature ID 0429312

Makanda Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,353 and it contained 2,052 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.84 square miles (98.0 km2), of which 37.06 square miles (96.0 km2) (or 97.94%) is land and 0.78 square miles (2.0 km2) (or 2.06%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Boskydell at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Stone Fort at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Boskydell, Evergreen, Hilton, Lirley, Makanda, Rowan, Sheppard, South County Line, Stearns, Union Hills, Wilkins, Zimmerman and Zion.

Major highways

Lakes

Landmarks

School districts

Unity Point District 140 and Carbondale Community Consolidated High School in Carbondale, IL

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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