Rosedale Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°02′39″N 90°32′06″W / 39.04417°N 90.53500°W / 39.04417; -90.53500CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJerseyEstablishedNovember 5, 1878Area

• Total32.12 sq mi (83.2 km²) • Land30.25 sq mi (78.3 km²) • Water1.87 sq mi (4.8 km²) 5.82%Elevation

604 ft (184 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

429 • Density15.1/sq mi (5.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62031, 62037

FIPS code17-083-65689

Rosedale Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 456 and it contained 295 housing units.^[2]

History

The name of Rosedale Township was changed from Illinois Township on June 7, 1882.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.12 square miles (83.2 km²), of which 30.25 square miles (78.3 km²) (or 94.18%) is land and 1.87 square miles (4.8 km²) (or 5.82%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Nutwood
Rosedale

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two active cemeteries, Meadow Branch and Rosedale, as well as several that are inactive.^[3]

Major highways

Illinois Route 100

Rivers

Illinois River

Lakes

Beaver Lake
Deep Lake
Eagle Lake
Flat Lake
Fowler Lake
Upper Flat Lake

Landmarks

Pere Marquette State Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	429	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 97
State Senate District 49

Notes

^ ^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.
^ "Rosedale Township, Jersey County, Illinois T7N-R13W - Cemetery Listings". Jersey County ILGenWeb. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

References

"Rosedale Township, Jersey 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