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Blissville Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°15′N 89°5′W / 38.250°N 89.083°W / 38.250; -89.083CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total34.75 sq mi (90.0 km²) • Land34.71 sq mi (89.9 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²) 0.09%Elevation

469 ft (143 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

404 • Density11.6/sq mi (4.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62808, 62883, 62894, 62898

FIPS code17-081-06496

Blissville Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 404 and it contained 172 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.75 square miles (90.0 km²), of which 34.71 square miles (89.9 km²) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°15'N 89°5'W (38.257,-89.088).

Cities, towns, villages

Waltonville (northwest quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Williamsburg at 38°13′41″N 89°03′32″W / 38.228°N 89.059°W / 38.228; -89.059

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

Adjacent townships

Casner Township (north)
McClellan Township (east)
Elk Prairie Township (southeast)
Bald Hill Township (south)
DuBois Township, Washington County (west)
Ashley Township, Washington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Gilbert, Knob Prairie, Minson, Mount Zion, Quinn and Taylor.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	404	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Waltonville Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Blissville Township, Jefferson 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.