Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Jamaica Township is a township
in Vermilion County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 206.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Vermilion County
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 206.
History
Jamaica Township was created from portions of Catlin, Sidell, Carroll, and Vance Townships. The petition was filed in 1897, but the township wasn't approved until 1899 after a lengthy court battle, partly due to the excellent farmland in the area. The township was originally called Kingsley after a local chapel.Geography
Jamaica Township covers an area of 31.29 square miles (81 km²); of this, 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) or 0.63 percent is water. The stream of Jordan Creek runs through this township.Adjacent townships
- Catlin TownshipCatlin Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisCatlin Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,153.-Geography:Catlin Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.67 percent is water...
(northeast) - Carroll TownshipCarroll Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisCarroll Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 557.-History:Carroll Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851...
(southeast) - Sidell TownshipSidell Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisSidell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,105.-Cities and towns:* Allerton * Sidell-Adjacent townships:* Vance Township * Jamaica Township...
(southwest) - Vance TownshipVance Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisVance Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,027.-Geography:Vance Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.22 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:* Oakwood Township...
(northwest)