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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

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Birkner, Creek Paum, Ditzler, Graff, Joubert, King, Underwood and Williamson.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.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

Notable person

  • Wayne Alstat (1934-2019), farmer and Illinois state representative, was born in Ora Township.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Wayne Gene Alstat-obituary

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ora_Township,_Jackson_County,_Illinois