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Jamaica Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 202 and it contained 87 housing units.[2]
Jamaica Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Vermilion County | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′47″N 87°48′26″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Vermilion |
| Created | 1899 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.32 sq mi (81.1 km2) |
| • Land | 31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.77% |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 195 | |
| • Density | 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-183-38180 |
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. Rob Weller lived there for 20 years.[3] Later, local W. T. Baird suggested changing the name for Jamaica, Queens, a borough of New York City, which was named for a northeastern Algonquin Indian tribe.[4]
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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.32 square miles (81.1 km2), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km2) (or 99.23%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.77%) is water.[2] The stream of Jordan Creek runs through this township.
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Catlin Township (northeast)
- Carroll Township (southeast)
- Sidell Township (southwest)
- Vance Township (northwest)
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