Omphghent Township, Madison County, Illinois

Omphghent Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°57′31″N89°52′18″W / 38.95861°N 89.87167°W / 38.95861; -89.87167
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Madison
Settled	November 2, 1875
Area
• Total	33.99 sq mi (88.0 km2)
• Land	33.55 sq mi (86.9 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation	489 ft (149 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	2,348
• Density	71/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-119-56068

Omphghent Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,381 and it contained 1,021 housing units. ^[2] It contains part of the census-designated places of Holiday Shores and Prairietown.

History

In 1838, the township was initially named Paddock's Grove, after the first postmaster, Gaius Paddock. That was changed in 1858 to Omph-Ghent, which was the name of a local church. The name is a combination of an acronym Omph (Our Mother of Perpetual Help) plus Ghent, the city in Belgium. ^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.99 square miles (88.0 km²), of which 33.55 square miles (86.9 km²) (or 98.71%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.29%) is water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,348	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "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. Callary, Edward (October 2009). Place Names of Illinois. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 258. ISBN   978-0-252-03356-8.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives