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Bald Hill Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°10′N 89°6′W / 38.167°N 89.100°W / 38.167; -89.100CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonEstablishedNovember 2, 1869Area

• Total36.13 sq mi (93.6 km²) • Land35.8 sq mi (93 km²) • Water0.33 sq mi (0.9 km²) 0.91%Elevation

486 ft (148 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

765 • Density21.4/sq mi (8.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62883, 62894

FIPS code17-081-03428

Bald Hill Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 767 and it contained 359 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T4S R1E) has a total area of 36.13 square miles (93.6 km²), of which 35.8 square miles (93 km²) (or 99.09%) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²) (or 0.91%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°10'N 89°6'W (38.169,-89.092).

Cities, towns, villages

Waltonville (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Emerson City at 38°08′24″N 89°02′42″W / 38.140°N 89.045°W / 38.140; -89.045
Scheller at 38°11′10″N 89°05′42″W / 38.186°N 89.095°W / 38.186; -89.095

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

Adjacent townships

Blissville Township (north)
McClellan Township (northeast)
Elk Prairie Township (east)
Barren Township, Franklin County (southeast)
Goode Township, Franklin County (south)
DuBois Township, Washington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bald Hill, Dryden, Saint Barbara, Stephens and Ward.

Major highways

Illinois Route 148

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	765	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196
Waltonville Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

References

"Bald Hill 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.