Ogden Township, Champaign County, Illinois

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Ogden Township
Township
Location in Champaign County
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°08′49″N 87°58′17″W / 40.14694°N 87.97139°W / 40.14694; -87.97139Coordinates: 40°08′49″N 87°58′17″W / 40.14694°N 87.97139°W / 40.14694; -87.97139
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
Area
 • Total37.62 sq mi (97.4 km2)
 • Land37.59 sq mi (97.4 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,667
 • Density44.7/sq mi (17.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-019-55288

Ogden Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,680 and it contained 677 housing units.[2]

History[]

Ogden Township was formed from a portion of South Homer Township on an unknown date.

Geography[]

Ogden is parts of Townships 19 and 20 North, Range 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian and part of Range 14 West of the Second Principal Meridian. When the federal township land surveys were done in 1821 one group of surveyors went west from the Second Principal Meridian and another went east from the Third Principal Meridian. Both groups used rawhide measuring lines that expanded and contracted with the weather. When the two groups met in eastern Champaign County the surveys didn't agree, resulting in double section numbers in the eastern townships and ongoing property line confusion among landowners.[3]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.62 square miles (97.4 km2), of which 37.59 square miles (97.4 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[2]

Cities and towns[]

Unincorporated towns[]

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

Cemeteries[]

The township contains three cemeteries: Saint John Lutheran, Saint Joseph and Stearns.

Major highways[]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2016 (est.)1,667[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References[]

  • "Ogden Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ Historical Map of Champaign County 1819−1940 by Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, Karl B. Lohmann, chairman; M. Eugene Baughman, cartographer. Urbana, Illinois: 1940. Reprinted 1968.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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