Hunt City Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°02′56″N 88°01′14″W / 39.04889°N 88.02056°W / 39.04889; -88.02056CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJasperEstablishedSeptember 11, 1901Area

• Total32.03 sq mi (83.0 km²) • Land32.03 sq mi (83.0 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

518 ft (158 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

278 • Density8.8/sq mi (3.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62448, 62480, 62481

FIPS code17-079-36659

Hunt City Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 282 and it contained 126 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.03 square miles (83.0 km²), all land.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Brookville at 39°02′22″N 88°03′58″W / 39.039486°N 88.066147°W / 39.039486; -88.066147
Hunt City at 39°03′04″N 88°01′24″W / 39.051153°N 88.023368°W / 39.051153; -88.023368

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

Adjacent townships

Grandville Township (north)
Licking Township, Crawford County (northeast)
Oblong Township, Crawford County (east)
Willow Hill Township (south)
Wade Township (west)
Crooked Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Baily, Brockville, Mattison/Madison, Mound and Sand Rock.

Major highways

Illinois Route 49

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	278	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

Notable residents

Burl Ives was born in Hunt City Township, and is buried there at Mound Cemetery.^[4]

References

"Hunt City Township, Jasper 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Graveyards of Illinois