Onarga Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Onarga Township
Township

Location in Iroquois County

Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°42′29″N 87°57′44″W / 40.70806°N 87.96222°W / 40.70806; -87.96222Coordinates: 40°42′29″N 87°57′44″W / 40.70806°N 87.96222°W / 40.70806; -87.96222
Country United States
State Illinois
County Iroquois
Established November 6, 1855
Area
 • Total 48.55 sq mi (125.7 km2)
 • Land 48.53 sq mi (125.7 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.04%
Elevation 653 ft (199 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,608
 • Density 34.7/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60918, 60938, 60955, 60968
FIPS code 17-075-56094

Onarga Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,683 and it contained 647 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.55 square miles (125.7 km2), of which 48.53 square miles (125.7 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains Onarga Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,608[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
  • Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

References

  • "Onarga Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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