Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois
Somerset Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,205 and it contained 1,886 housing units. Geography. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.67%) is land and (or 1.30%) is water. (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries. The township contains these four cemeteries: Boucher, Lutheran, Ripley and Zion.