Ohlman, Illinois Explained

Ohlman, Illinois
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Ohlman
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Coordinates:39.3433°N -89.2186°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Audubon
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jackie Rakers
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.83
Area Total Sq Mi:0.32
Area Land Km2:0.83
Area Land Sq Mi:0.32
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:686
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:109
Population Density Km2:131.12
Population Density Sq Mi:339.56
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:62076
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-55418
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2399565

Ohlman is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 109,[2] down from 135 in 2010.

History

The village is named for Michael Ohlman, a Civil War captain of a Mississippi River steamboat. The settlement was located on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad.[3]

Geography

Ohlman is in northeastern Montgomery County and is bordered to the north by Christian County. Illinois Route 16 passes through the village, leading southwest 4.5miles to Nokomis and northeast 8miles to Pana. Hillsboro, the Montgomery county seat, is to the southwest via IL 16.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ohlman has a total area of 0.32sqmi, all land.<"CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The village drains northwest toward the South Fork of the Sangamon River, a tributary of the Illinois River.

Demographics

The census of 2000 showed there were no people living in the village; a recount in 2004 issued a revised population of 148.[4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois . United States Census Bureau . March 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Ohlman village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. March 22, 2023.
  3. Book: Pana, Illinois . James Allan Reid . 1913 . 41.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  5. Koch, Gary (March 23, 2004). Illinois Municipal League: Ohlman Wins Recount. Retrieved June 23, 2005.
  6. US Census Special Census Program - Special Census Certified Counts for Governmental Units in Illinois (2003) Retrieved June 23, 2005.