Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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Country	United States
Jamaica Township
Location in Vermilion County
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1899
Area
- Total	31.29 sq mi (81.03 km²)
- Land	31.1 sq mi (80.5 km²)
- Water	0.51 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Population (2000)
- Total	206
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Jamaica Township is located in Vermilion County, Illinois. The population was 206 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Jamaica Township covers an area of 31.29 square miles and contains the unincorporated community of Jamaica.^[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc., pp. 22.

[edit] External links

Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois is at coordinates 39°59′28″N 87°48′33″W / 39.991044, -087.809195Coordinates: 39°59′28″N 87°48′33″W / 39.991044, -087.809195

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois

County seat: Danville

Cities	Danville \| Georgetown \| Hoopeston

Villages	Allerton \| Alvin \| Belgium \| Bismarck \| Catlin \| Fairmount \| Fithian \| Henning \| Indianola \| Muncie \| Oakwood \| Potomac \| Rankin \| Ridge Farm \| Rossville \| Sidell \| Tilton \| Westville

Townships	Blount \| Butler \| Carroll \| Catlin \| Danville \| Elwood \| Georgetown \| Grant \| Jamaica \| Love \| McKendree \| Middlefork \| Newell \| Oakwood \| Pilot \| Ross \| Sidell \| South Ross \| Vance

Unincorporated communities	Armstrong \| Batestown \| Central Park \| Cheneyville \| Clarence \| Collison \| East Lynn \| Hartshorn \| Hegeler \| Hillery \| Jamaica \| Newtown \| Olivet