Opdyke was laid out in 1871, following construction of the St. Louis & Southeastern Railroad. The nearby, earlier town of Lynchburg was largely abandoned and moved to Opdyke.
A part of the railroad investment in this area was funded by a mortgage of $4,525,000 by Calhoun & Opdyke of New York. The town is named for Opdyke. It is possible that the name of the village is all that they got out of the investment.
The original surveys of Illinois, made around 1800, show the Goshen Road passing through what is now the center of Opdyke in a north/south direction. The road was about a quarter mile east of the north/south section road that now forms the western boundary of the village. Few traces of this road now remain, and it is not clear if the road was still present at the time of the founding of the village.
Opdyke formed as a village alongside the railroad tracks. The railroad is no longer a significant factor in the existence of the village, which now fronts on Illinois Route 142. Interstate 64 passes a mile north of the village, without an interchange.
^"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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opdyke, illinois, opdyke, census, designated, place, southeastern, part, jefferson, county, illinois, united, states, 2010, census, population, census, designated, placelocation, opdyke, within, illinoiscoordinates, 25833, 78972, 25833, 78972, countryunited, s. Opdyke is a census designated place in the southeastern part of Jefferson County Illinois United States As of the 2010 census its population was 254 3 Opdyke IllinoisCensus designated placeOpdyke IllinoisLocation of Opdyke within IllinoisCoordinates 38 15 30 N 88 47 23 W 38 25833 N 88 78972 W 38 25833 88 78972 1 CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonTownshipPendletonArea 2 Total0 53 sq mi 1 37 km2 Land0 53 sq mi 1 37 km2 Water0 00 sq mi 0 00 km2 Elevation 1 515 ft 157 m Population 2020 Total236 Density446 97 sq mi 172 54 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Postal code62872Area code618FIPS code17 56198GNIS ID2628558 1 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Opdyke was laid out in 1871 following construction of the St Louis amp Southeastern Railroad The nearby earlier town of Lynchburg was largely abandoned and moved to Opdyke A part of the railroad investment in this area was funded by a mortgage of 4 525 000 by Calhoun amp Opdyke of New York The town is named for Opdyke It is possible that the name of the village is all that they got out of the investment The original surveys of Illinois made around 1800 show the Goshen Road passing through what is now the center of Opdyke in a north south direction The road was about a quarter mile east of the north south section road that now forms the western boundary of the village Few traces of this road now remain and it is not clear if the road was still present at the time of the founding of the village Opdyke formed as a village alongside the railroad tracks The railroad is no longer a significant factor in the existence of the village which now fronts on Illinois Route 142 Interstate 64 passes a mile north of the village without an interchange Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 2020236 U S Decennial Census 4 References Edit a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Opdyke Illinois 2020 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved March 15 2022 U S Census website U S Census Bureau Retrieved March 17 2011 Census of Population and Housing Census gov Retrieved June 4 2016 External links EditTopoQuest map of Opdyke IL Original Surveys of Illinois Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Opdyke Illinois amp oldid 1165079753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
