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Township in Illinois, United States
Omphghent Township is located in Madison County , Illinois , in the United States . As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,381 and it contained 1,021 housing units.[2]
History [ edit ]
In 1838, the township was initially named Paddock's Grove , after the first postmaster, Gaius Paddock. That was changed in 1858 to Omph-Ghent, which was the name of a local church. The name is a combination of an acronym Omph (O ur M other of P erpetual H elp) plus Ghent , the city in Belgium.[3]
Geography [ edit ]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.99 square miles (88.0 km 2 ), of which 33.55 square miles (86.9 km 2 ) (or 98.71%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km 2 ) (or 1.29%) is water.[2]
Demographics [ edit ]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2016 (est.) 2,348 [1]
References [ edit ]
^ 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 .
^ Callary, Edward (October 2009). Place Names of Illinois . Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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