Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,582 and it contained 937 housing units. It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11, 1857.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.53 square miles (125.7 km), of which 48.21 square miles (124.9 km) (or 99.34%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km) (or 0.66%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- Aroma Park (west edge)
- Chebanse (north quarter)
- Irwin
- Kankakee (southwest quarter)
- Sammons Point (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
- Otto at 41°02′50″N 87°53′28″W / 41.047255°N 87.891153°W
- Sugar Island at 41°00′23″N 87°49′25″W / 41.006422°N 87.82365°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Kankakee Township (northeast)
- Aroma Township (east)
- Papineau Township, Iroquois County (east)
- Chebanse Township, Iroquois County (south)
- Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (southwest)
- Pilot Township (west)
- Limestone Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Barnett and Saint James.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (est.) | 2,505 | ||
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Government
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Bill Surprenant, a Township Clerk, James White, and a Highway Commissioner, Barry Painter. The Township Supervisor is Douglas Enz. The Township Office is located at 860 East 4000 South Road, Kankakee, IL 60901.
Political districts
- Illinois's 11th congressional district
- State House District 75
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 38
- State Senate District 40
School districts
- Central Community Unit School District 4
- Herscher Community Unit School District 2
- Kankakee School District 111
References
- "Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |