Oakdale Township
Township
Oakdale Cemetery
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°15′55″N 89°32′02″W / 38.26528°N 89.53389°W / 38.26528; -89.53389
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Washington
Settled	November 6, 1888
Area
• Total	37.45 sq mi (97.0 km2)
• Land	37.39 sq mi (96.8 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	574
• Density	15.9/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-189-54599

Oakdale Township is located in Washington County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 594 and it contained 253 housing units.^[2] Oakdale has a public school called Oakdale Grade School.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.45 square miles (97.0 km²), of which 37.39 square miles (96.8 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[2]

Demographics