Ophir Township, LaSalle County, Illinois

Ophir Township
Township
Location in LaSalle County
LaSalle County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Established	May 1850
Area
• Total	33.97 sq mi (88.0 km^2)
• Land	33.95 sq mi (87.9 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.06%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	494
• Density	15/sq mi (6/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-099-56224

Ophir Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 508 and it contained 201 housing units.^[2] Ophir Township was originally named Fremont Township, but was renamed in May, 1850.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.97 square miles (88.0 km²), of which 33.95 square miles (87.9 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	494	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "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.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• US Census
• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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