Sand Ridge Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′21″N 89°26′18″W / 37.73917°N 89.43833°W / 37.73917; -89.43833
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJackson
EstablishedNovember 4, 1884
Area
 • Total36.38 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Land35.45 sq mi (91.8 km2)
 • Water0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2)  2.56%
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
786
 • Density23/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62907, 62940, 62942, 62966
FIPS code17-077-67522

Sand Ridge Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 816 and it contained 354 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.38 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 35.45 square miles (91.8 km2) (or 97.44%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 2.56%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Creath Morris Cemetery.

I believe that the location of the Creath Morris Cemetery is just above the old Grimsby Illinois Elementary School. As a child I lived on the lane that is now called Sarensen. We used to play over on that hill above the school. I don't believe any of the markers are still there because the weather has badly eroded the steep slope. Melissa Janean [Reames] Holt - Note added 2017

Major highways

Landmarks

Kincaid Spillway https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/Pages/KinkaidLake.aspx

Notable Persons

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Geiger

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)786[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Murphysboro Community Unit School District 166
  • Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

References

  • "Sand Ridge 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
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