Onarga Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°42′29″N 87°57′44″W / 40.70806°N 87.96222°W / 40.70806; -87.96222CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyIroquoisEstablishedNovember 6, 1855Area

• Total48.55 sq mi (125.7 km²) • Land48.53 sq mi (125.7 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.04%Elevation

653 ft (199 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,608 • Density34.7/sq mi (13.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60918, 60938, 60955, 60968

FIPS code17-075-56094

Onarga Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. 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

Onarga

Unincorporated towns

Delrey at 40°40′22″N 88°01′02″W / 40.672813°N 88.017262°W / 40.672813; -88.017262

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Onarga Cemetery.

Major highways

Interstate 57
U.S. Route 45
Illinois Route 54

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,608	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

References

"Onarga Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.