Ruyle Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 421 and it contained 162 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.25 square miles (73.2 km2), of which 28.24 square miles (73.1 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Kemper
Adjacent townships
- Rockbridge Township, Greene County (north)
- Western Mound Township, Macoupin County (northeast)
- Chesterfield Township, Macoupin County (east)
- Shipman Township, Macoupin County (southeast)
- Fidelity Township (south)
- Jersey Township (southwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Elliott, Kemper, Medora, Oakland and Pruitt.
Major highways
- Illinois Route 267
Demographics
School districts
- Greenfield Community Unit School District 10
- Jersey Community Unit School District 100
- Southwestern Community Unit School District 9
Political districts
- Illinois's 19th congressional district
- State House District 97
- State Senate District 49
See also
- Doc Bennett
References
- "Ruyle Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
