Ohlman, Illinois

Ohlman is a village in 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 Civil War captain of a Mississippi River steamboat. The settlement was located on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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 Template:Convert to Nokomis and northeast Template:Convert to Pana. Hillsboro, the Montgomery county seat, is Template:Convert to the southwest via IL 16.

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

Demographics

Template:US Census population 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">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Koch, Gary (March 23, 2004). Illinois Municipal League: Ohlman Wins Recount. Retrieved June 23, 2005.</ref><ref>US Census Special Census Program - Special Census Certified Counts for Governmental Units in Illinois (2003) Retrieved June 23, 2005.</ref> Template:Clear

See also

• List of municipalities in Illinois

External links

• Ohlman Illinois, Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois