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; -90.42861 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62031, 62037, 62052
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 966 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
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.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Jersey County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Jerseyville
communities
‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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