Ora Township, Jackson County, Illinois
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Ora Township is one of sixteen
townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in Jackson County,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
,
USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514 and it contained 210 housing units.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.73%) is land and (or 0.27%) is water.


Unincorporated towns

* Oraville at * Sato at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


Adjacent townships

* Vergennes Township (east) * Somerset Township (southeast) * Levan Township (south) * Kinkaid Township (southwest) * Bradley Township (west)


Cemeteries

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


Major highways

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Illinois Route 4 Illinois Route 4 is a major north–south highway that runs south from the Interstate 55 business loop around the state capital of Springfield, south to Illinois Route 13 just north of Murphysboro. This is a distance of . Route description Illi ...


Demographics


School districts

* Elverado Community Unit School District 196 * Trico Community Unit School District 176


Political districts

*
Illinois' 12th congressional district The 12th congressional district of Illinois is a congressional district in the southern part of U.S. state of Illinois. It has been represented by Republican Mike Bost since 2015. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting The district covers pa ...
* State House District 115 * State Senate District 58


Notable person

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Wayne Alstat Wayne Gene Alstat (February 22, 1934 – November 16, 2019) was an American farmer and politician. Alstat was born in Ora Township, Illinois. He graduated from Vergennes Community High School in Vergennes, Illinois. He served in the United S ...
(1934-2019), farmer and Illinois state representative, was born in Ora Township.Wayne Gene Alstat-obituary
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References

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United States National Atlas


External links





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