Omaha, Illinois

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Omaha is a village in Omaha Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 209 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Omaha was established in 1871 as a stop along the Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway. A baggage master working for the railroad, Henry Pearce, named the settlement for Omaha, Nebraska, where he had previously worked as a baggage master. After an initial attempt at incorporation failed in 1875, Omaha successfully incorporated in 1888.<ref>William K. Fulkerson, "Omaha, Illinois and Its Only National Bank, The First National Bank of Omaha," Paper Money, Vol. 23, No. 4 (July/August 1984), p. 171.</ref>

Omaha is home to many strawberry farms and used to hold an annual "Strawberry Day" in May. In Southern Illinois, Omaha is well known for one of the area's largest and most popular furniture stores, "Omaha Furniture," which has been in business since 1932.

Geography

Omaha is located in northwestern Gallatin County at Template:Coord (37.889963, -88.303341).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Illinois Route 1 passes through the village, leading north Template:Convert to Norris City and south Template:Convert to Cave-in-Rock on the Ohio River. Shawneetown, the Gallatin County seat, is Template:Convert to the southeast via Routes 1 and 13.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Omaha has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 99.87%) is land and Template:Convert (or 0.13%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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Omaha Village Hall

As of the 2020 census<ref name=":0" /> there were 209 people, 91 households. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 116 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 95.22% White, 0.48% Asian, and 4.31% from two or more races.

The median income for a household in the village was $54,107, and the median income for a family was $71,250. About 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Nathan D. Bryant (1869–1949), member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was a resident of Omaha during his political career.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

References

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Further reading

• 1887. History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co.
• Musgrave, Jon, ed. 2002. Handbook of Old Gallatin County and Southeastern Illinois. Marion, Ill.: IllinoisHistory.com. 464 pages.

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