Omphghent Township, Madison County, Illinois

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.

History
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 (Our Mother of Perpetual Help) plus Ghent, the city in Belgium.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.99 sqmi, of which 33.55 sqmi (or 98.71%) is land and 0.44 sqmi (or 1.29%) is water.