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°W / 37.88139; -88.31222Coordinates: 37°52′53″N 88°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	18.67 sq mi (48.37 km2)
- Land	18.61 sq mi (48.2 km2)
- Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.33%
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	473
- Density	25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2)
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, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 473^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Omaha Township covers an area of 18.67 square miles (48.4 km²); of this, 18.61 square miles (48.2 km²) (99.65 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (0.33 percent) is water.

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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429489. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives