Ora Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Ora Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514 and it contained 210 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.73 sqmi, of which 36.63 sqmi (or 99.73%) is land and 0.1 sqmi (or 0.27%) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Oraville at 37.86505°N, -89.38342°W
 * Sato at 37.90894°N, -89.43065°W

Adjacent townships

 * Vergennes Township (east)
 * Somerset Township (southeast)
 * Levan Township (south)
 * Kinkaid Township (southwest)
 * Bradley Township (west)

Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Birkner, Creek Paum, Ditzler, Graff, Joubert, King, Underwood and Williamson.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 4.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 4

School districts

 * Elverado Community Unit School District 196
 * Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

 * Illinois' 12th congressional district
 * State House District 115
 * State Senate District 58

Notable person

 * Wayne Alstat (1934-2019), farmer and Illinois state representative, was born in Ora Township.