Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Otto Township
—  Township  —
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°02′21″N 87°54′56″W / 41.03917°N 87.91556°W / 41.03917; -87.91556Coordinates: 41°02′21″N 87°54′56″W / 41.03917°N 87.91556°W / 41.03917; -87.91556
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Established	December 11, 1855
Government
– Supervisor	Ronald W. Thompsen
Area
– Total	48.43 sq mi (125.42 km2)
– Land	48.19 sq mi (124.81 km2)
– Water	0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)  0.49%
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,430
– Density	50.4/sq mi (19.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60901, 60922, 60941
GNIS feature ID	0429516

Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,430^[1]. 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 United States Census Bureau, Otto Township covers an area of 48.43 square miles (125.4 km²); of this, 48.19 square miles (124.8 km²) (99.51 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (0.49 percent) 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 / 41.0472546°N 87.8911525°W / 41.0472546; -87.8911525
• Sugar Island at 41°00′23″N 87°49′25″W / 41.0064215°N 87.8236496°W / 41.0064215; -87.8236496

(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

• Interstate 57
• U.S. Route 45

Airports and landing strips

• Greater Kankakee Airport

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 809 East 4000 South Road, Kankakee, IL 60901. The township assessor is Bill Surprenant and his son Phil is the assistant assessor for Otto Township. The township clerk is Mauricio Rua.

Political districts

• Illinois' 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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429516. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Kankankee County Official Site
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives