Omaha Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Omaha Township
Township
Location in Gallatin County
Gallatin County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°52′53″N88°18′44″W / 37.88139°N 88.31222°W / 37.88139; -88.31222
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Established	November 5, 1890
Area
• Total	18.65 sq mi (48.3 km2)
• Land	18.60 sq mi (48.2 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.27%
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	406
• Density	22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62869, 62871
FIPS code	17-059-56016

Omaha Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 406 and it contained 206 housing units. ^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Omaha Township has a total area of 18.65 square miles (48.30 km²), of which 18.60 square miles (48.17 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.27%) is water. ^[2]

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

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 406 people, 179 households, and 136 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.77 inhabitants per square mile (8.41/km²). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 11.04 per square mile (4.26/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.06% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 179 households, out of which 46.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.48% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 24.02% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.23.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 138.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $66,250, and the median income for a family was $69,722. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,836. About 7.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	466		—
2010	499		7.1%
2020	406		−18.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

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's 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, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 17, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives