Mount Vernon Township, Jefferson County, Illinois


Mount Vernon Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,374 and it contained 6,422 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water. The township is centered at 38°21′N 88°52′W. It is traversed north-south by State Route 37, east-west by State Route 15, and diagonally across its southwest corner by State Route 142.

Cities, towns, villages

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Atkinson, East Salem, Etheridge Farm, Hopewell, Oakwood, Old Union, Saint Mary's, Sursa and Williams.

Major highways

Political districts