Ora Township (Illinois)
| Ora Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 55 ′ N , 89 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 514 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 5.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 95.12 km 2 (approximately 37 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 138 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62274, 62907, 62966, 62994 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-56276 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429497 | ||
 Location of Ora Township in Jackson County |
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The Ora Township is one of 16 townships in Jackson County in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 the Ora Township had 514 inhabitants.
geography
The Ora Township is about 30 kilometers east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Missouri . The mouth of the Ohio at the intersection of the states of Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky is around 120 km south.
The Ora Township is located at 37 ° 55 ' N , 89 ° 26' W and extends over 95.12 km².
The township is located in the north of Jackson County and borders north on Perry County . Within Jackson County, Ora Township is bordered by Vergennes Township in the east, Somerset Township in the southeast , Levan Township in the south, Kinkaid Township in the southwest and Bradley Township in the west .
traffic
Illinois State Route 4 runs through Ora Township in a west-east direction . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The Southern Illinois Airport is located around 25 km southeast of Ora Township, a regional airport. The nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (around 145 km northwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Ora Township had 514 people in 190 households. The population density was 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.71 people each in the 190 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.2 percent (one person) African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 1.0 percent Asian; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 46.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 70,469 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,009. 4.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
In addition to scattered settlements, the following ( unincorporated ) settlements exist in the Ora Township :
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 9, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 9, 2012