Odin Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
Coordinates: | 38.6°N -93°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Marion |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1827 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 18.08 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 18.05 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Elevation Ft: | 518 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 1654 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 95.4 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-121-55223 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Odin Township is located in Marion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,722 and it contained 735 housing units.[2]
The first Euro-American settler came to Odin Township in 1827.
Odin Township (E½ T2N R1E) is centered at 38°36'N 89°4'W (38.364, -89.059). It is transversed east–west by U.S. Route 50. The city of Odin is located in the eastern part of the township. Prior to 1896 Odin Township included what is now Sandoval Township.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[2]