Moore's Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 347 and it contained 142 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.37%) is land and (or 0.63%) is water. The township is centered at 38°10'N 88°45'W (38.169,-88.754).

Moore's Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Adjacent townships

Pendleton Township (north) Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County (east) Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County (southeast) Northern Township, Franklin County (south) Ewing Township, Franklin County (southwest) Spring Garden Township (west) Dodds Township (northwest)

Moore's Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Demographics

Cemeteries

Cochrane Cemetery

Four Graves Cemetery

Grothoff Cemetery

Wilbanks Cemetery

Lowery Hill Cemetery

One Grave Cemetery

Shelton Cemetery

Sugar Camp Cemetery

Major highways

Illinois Route 142

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois's 12th congressional district

State House District 107

State Senate District 54

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Townships in Jefferson County, Illinois

Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area

Townships in Illinois

Moore's Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois