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; -89.42528CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJacksonEstablishedNovember 4, 1884Area

• Total36.73 sq mi (95.1 km²) • Land36.63 sq mi (94.9 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.27%Elevation

453 ft (138 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

502 • Density14/sq mi (5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62274, 62907, 62966, 62994

FIPS code17-077-56276

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

Illinois Route 4

Demographics

Historical population
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