Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Otter Creek Township
Township

Location in Jersey County

Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 90°25′43″W / 39.04306°N 90.42861°W / 39.04306; -90.42861Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 90°25′43″W / 39.04306°N 90.42861°W / 39.04306; -90.42861
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jersey
Established November 5, 1878
Area
 • Total 36.65 sq mi (94.9 km2)
 • Land 36.53 sq mi (94.6 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.30%
Elevation 492 ft (150 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 966
 • Density 28.3/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62031, 62037, 62052
FIPS code 17-083-56952

Otter Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,035 and it contained 422 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.65 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 36.53 square miles (94.6 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.30%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Dabbs, Davenport, Dougherty, Edsall, Hamilton, Hinson, Lewis, McDowell, Noble Family, Salem and White.

Landmarks

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016966[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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