Sand Ridge Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Sand Ridge Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′21″N 89°26′18″W / 37.73917°N 89.43833°W / 37.73917; -89.43833Coordinates: 37°44′21″N 89°26′18″W / 37.73917°N 89.43833°W / 37.73917; -89.43833
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	36.38 sq mi (94.2 km²)
• Land	35.45 sq mi (91.8 km²)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.4 km²) 2.56%
Elevation	358 ft (109 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	816
• Density	23/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62907, 62940, 62942, 62966
GNIS feature ID	0429709

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Gorham

Unincorporated towns

Grimsby at 37°45′01″N 89°26′57″W / 37.750329°N 89.449261°W / 37.750329; -89.449261
Sand Ridge at 37°44′24″N 89°26′33″W / 37.740051°N 89.442594°W / 37.740051; -89.442594

(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

Major highways

Landmarks

Lake Murphysboro State Park (southwest edge)

Kincaid Spillway

School districts

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

Political districts

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

References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Murphysboro

Cities	Ava Carbondale Grand Tower Murphysboro

Villages	Campbell Hill De Soto Dowell Elkville Gorham Makanda Vergennes

Townships	Bradley Carbondale Degognia DeSoto Elk Fountain Bluff Grand Tower Kinkaid Levan Makanda Murphysboro Ora Pomona Sand Ridge Somerset Vergennes

CDP	Harrison

Other unincorporated communities	Boskydell Cora Crain Degognia Dry Hill Etherton Glenn Grimsby Hallidayboro Howardton Jacob Jones Ridge Matthews Junction‡ Mount Carbon Neunert Oraville Pomona Poplar Ridge Raddle Reeds Station Sand Ridge Sato Stone Fort Ward

Ghost town	Brownsville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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