Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°02′35″N 90°25′43″W / 39.04306°N 90.42861°W / 39.04306; -90.42861CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJerseyEstablishedNovember 5, 1878Area

• Total36.65 sq mi (94.9 km²) • Land36.53 sq mi (94.6 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.30%Elevation

492 ft (150 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

966 • Density28.3/sq mi (10.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62031, 62037, 62052

FIPS code17-083-56952

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

Otterville

Adjacent townships

English Township (north)
Jersey Township (northeast)
Mississippi Township (east)
Elsah Township (southeast)
Quarry Township (southwest)
Rosedale Township (west)
Richwood Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Landmarks

Pere Marquette State Park (northeastern portion)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	966	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 97
State Senate District 49

References

"Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.