Fountain Bluff Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′41″N 89°32′10″W / 37.74472°N 89.53611°W / 37.74472; -89.53611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	31.13 sq mi (80.6 km2)
• Land	29.95 sq mi (77.6 km2)
• Water	1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2)  3.79%
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	203
• Density	6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62907, 62940, 62942, 62950
FIPS code	17-077-27260

Fountain Bluff Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 208 and it contained 110 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.13 square miles (80.6 km²), of which 29.95 square miles (77.6 km²) (or 96.21%) is land and 1.18 square miles (3.1 km²) (or 3.79%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Jacob at 37°44′42″N 89°32′13″W / 37.745051°N 89.537042°W / 37.745051; -89.537042
• Neunert at 37°43′22″N 89°32′44″W / 37.722829°N 89.545654°W / 37.722829; -89.545654
• Raddle at 37°46′44″N 89°35′12″W / 37.778940°N 89.586766°W / 37.778940; -89.586766

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Kinkaid Township (north)
• Levan Township (northeast)
• Sand Ridge Township (east)
• Grand Tower Township (southeast)
• Degognia Township (northwest)
• Gorham

Cemeteries

The township contains Neunert Cemetery. Goodbread Cemetery. Boone Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 3

Demographics

School districts

• Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
• Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

• Illinois' 12th congressional district
• State House District 115
• State Senate District 58