Omaha Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Omaha Township
Township
Location in Gallatin County
Gallatin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°52′53″N 88°18′44″W / 37.88139°N 88.31222°WCoordinates: 37°52′53″N 88°18′44″W / 37.88139°N 88.31222°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Established	November 5, 1890
Area
• Total	18.62 sq mi (48.2 km^2)
• Land	18.56 sq mi (48.1 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.27%
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	499
• Density	26.9/sq mi (10.4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62869, 62871
GNIS feature ID	0429489

Omaha Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 226 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.62 square miles (48.2 km²), of which 18.56 square miles (48.1 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Omaha

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Adkin, Palestine Number 1, Palestine Number 2, Poplar, Shane and Shaw.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 45
• Illinois Route 1

School districts

• Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
• Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
• Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 118
• State Senate District 59

References

• "Omaha Township, Gallatin County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives