Mount Vernon Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Jefferson County | |
 Jefferson County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 38°21′N 88°52′W / 38.350°N 88.867°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.21 sq mi (96.4 km2) |
| • Land | 36.95 sq mi (95.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 0.70% |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 13,216 |
| • Density | 362/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 62864, 62872 |
| FIPS code | 17-081-51193 |
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.[2]
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.