Ora Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Ora Township
Ora Township
Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°54′40″N89°25′31″W / 37.91111°N 89.42528°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	36.69 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Land	36.59 sq mi (94.8 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.26%
Elevation	453 ft (138 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	492
• Density	13/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62274, 62907, 62966, 62994
FIPS code	17-077-56276

Last updated January 24, 2025

Ora Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 492 and it contained 218 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ora Township has a total area of 36.69 square miles (95.03 km²), of which 36.59 square miles (94.77 km²) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.26%) 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

Illinois Route 4

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 492 people, 201 households, and 176 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.41 inhabitants per square mile (5.18/km²). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 5.94 per square mile (2.29/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.92% White, 0.20% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 201 households, out of which 70.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 17.41% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 12.44% were non-families. 5.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.12 and the average family size was 4.32.

The township's age distribution consisted of 45.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 66.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 56.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,417, and the median income for a family was $60,119. Males had a median income of $59,821 versus $20,929 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,026. About 4.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	453	—
2010	514	13.5%
2020	492	−4.3%
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]

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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

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
↑ Wayne Gene Alstat-obituary

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[4] Wayne Gene Alstat-obituary

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Murphysboro
Cities	Ava Carbondale‡ Grand Tower Murphysboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Jackson County
Villages	Campbell Hill De Soto Dowell Elkville Gorham Makanda Vergennes
Townships	Bradley Carbondale Degognia DeSoto Elk Fountain Bluff Grand Tower Kinkaid Levan Makanda Murphysboro Ora Pomona Sand Ridge Somerset Vergennes
CDP	Harrison
Other unincorporated communities	Boskydell Cora Crain Degognia Dry Hill Etherton Glenn Grimsby Hallidayboro Howardton Jacob Jones Ridge Mount Carbon Neunert Oraville Pomona Raddle Reeds Station Sand Ridge Sato West Point
Ghost town	Brownsville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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