Ora Township, Jackson County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
37°54′40″N 89°25′31″W / 37.91111°N 89.42528°W / 37.91111; -89.42528 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62274, 62907, 62966, 62994
Ora Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514 and it contained 210 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.1 km2), of which 36.63 square miles (94.9 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.27%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Oraville at 37°51′54″N 89°23′00″W / 37.865051°N 89.383423°W / 37.865051; -89.383423
- Sato at 37°54′32″N 89°25′50″W / 37.90894°N 89.430647°W / 37.90894; -89.430647
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Vergennes Township (east)
- Somerset Township (southeast)
- Levan Township (south)
- Kinkaid Township (southwest)
- Bradley Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Birkner, Creek Paum, Ditzler, Graff, Joubert, King, Underwood and Williamson.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 502 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Elverado Community Unit School District 196
- Trico Community Unit School District 176
Political districts
- Illinois' 12th congressional district
- State House District 115
- State Senate District 58
Notable person
- Wayne Alstat (1934-2019), farmer and Illinois state representative, was born in Ora Township.[4]
References
- "Ora Township, Jackson 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
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Wayne Gene Alstat-obituary
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Murphysboro
unincorporated
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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