Editing Ohlman, Illinois

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'''Ohlman''' is a village in [[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery County]], [[Illinois]], United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 109,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 135 in 2010.

==History==
The village is named for Michael Ohlman, a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] captain of a [[Mississippi River]] steamboat. The settlement was located on the [[Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad]].<ref>{{cite book | title = Pana, Illinois | publisher = James Allan Reid | year = 1913 | url = https://archive.org/details/panaillinoissome00reid/page/41/mode/1up?view=theater | page = 41}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Ohlman is in northeastern Montgomery County and is bordered to the north by [[Christian County, Illinois|Christian County]]. [[Illinois Route 16]] passes through the village, leading southwest {{convert|4.5|mi|1}} to [[Nokomis, Illinois|Nokomis]] and northeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Pana, Illinois|Pana]]. [[Hillsboro, Illinois|Hillsboro]], the Montgomery [[county seat]], is {{convert|21|mi}} to the southwest via IL 16.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Ohlman has a total area of {{convert|0.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<"CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The village drains northwest toward the South Fork of the [[Sangamon River]], a tributary of the [[Illinois River]].
{{wide image|Ohlman, Illinois (1913).jpg|600px|Ohlman, 1913}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
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|1960= 215
|1970= 193
|1980= 178
|1990= 82
|2010= 135
|2020= 109
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census 2020"/><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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The [[census]] of 2000 showed there were no people living in the village; a recount in 2004 issued a revised population of 148.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref><ref>Koch, Gary (March 23, 2004). [http://www.iml.org/newsarchives/archivedetails.cfm?ID=265 Illinois Municipal League: Ohlman Wins Recount]. Retrieved June 23, 2005.</ref><ref>US Census [https://www.census.gov/field/www/specialcensus/files/illinoise_2003.htm Special Census Program - Special Census Certified Counts for Governmental Units in Illinois (2003)] Retrieved June 23, 2005.</ref>
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==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Illinois]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714114631/http://history.montgomeryco.com/groups/ohlman-illinois Ohlman Illinois], Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois

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[[Category:Villages in Montgomery County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]