Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Mississippi Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,041 and it contained 804 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 sqmi, of which 36.3 sqmi (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 sqmi (or 0.11%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

 * Delhi
 * Dow
 * East Newbern
 * McClusky
 * New Delhi
 * Newbern

Adjacent townships

 * Jersey Township (north)
 * Fidelity Township (northeast)
 * Piasa Township (east)
 * Godfrey Township, Madison County (southeast)
 * Elsah Township (south)
 * Otter Creek Township (west)
 * English Township (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethel, Lamb Memorial, Lurton, Newbern and Van Horn.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 67.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 67
 * [[Image:Illinois 3.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 3
 * [[Image:Illinois 109.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 109

Airports and landing strips

 * William E Koenig Airport

School districts

 * Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

 * Illinois' 19th congressional district
 * State House District 97
 * State Senate District 49