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North Okaw

A township of 1,284 people in Coles County, Illinois
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Conserved land0.1%42 of 34,649 acres
Trails7.9 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
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Township in Illinois, United States
1,004Population
54.4 sq miArea
653 ftElevation

North Okaw Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,004 and it contained 366 housing units. The Kaskaskia River flows through the township. The Cook Mills Consolidated oil field is within this township. The township changed its name from Okaw Township on May 7, 1860.

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The public schools North Okaw’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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