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About Jarvis
Township in Illinois, United StatesJarvis Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,232 and it contained 5,540 housing units. Jarvis Township was named in honor of John Jarvis, who made the first entry of land from the United States government on September 10, 1814 and died here on October 29, 1823. The township was first surveyed in 1806. The primary town when first started was known as Columbia and for some time its principal industry was the Jarvis grist mill, which supplied the milling needs for area farmers. In 1819, Columbia was expanded, platted, and its name was changed to Troy. The first settlement within its present boundaries was made by Mes…
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Health in Jarvis
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
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The public schools Jarvis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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