- Otego Township, Fayette County, Illinois
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Otego Township — Township — Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°57′09″N 88°58′45″W / 38.9525°N 88.97917°WCoordinates: 38°57′09″N 88°58′45″W / 38.9525°N 88.97917°W Country United States State Illinois County Fayette Established November 9, 1859 Area – Total 35.38 sq mi (91.65 km2) – Land 35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2) – Water 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2) 0.24% Elevation 561 ft (171 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,438 – Density 40.7/sq mi (15.7/km2) Time zone CST (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 62418, 62471, 62838, 62857, 62880 GNIS feature ID 0429512 Otego Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,438[1]. Its name changed from Cumberland township on September 24, 1860. Overcup Church is located in this township.
Contents
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Otego Township covers an area of 35.38 square miles (91.6 km2); of this, 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) or 0.24 percent is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- Brownstown (south three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
- Confidence
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Arm Prairie, Griffith, Mitchell Family, Morton, Pilcher and Winslow Pilcher.
Major highways
Interstate 70
US Route 40
Illinois Route 185
School districts
- Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
- Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 102
- State Senate District 51
References
- "Otego Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429512. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
External links
Sefton Township Avena Township Vandalia Township 
Wheatland Township 
Otego Township 
Kaskaskia Township Wilberton Township Lone Grove Township Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Illinois Cities 
Villages Bingham | Brownstown | Farina‡ | Ramsey | St. Peter
Townships Avena | Bear Grove | Bowling Green | Carson | Kaskaskia | LaClede | Lone Grove | Loudon | North Hurricane | Otego | Pope | Ramsey | Sefton | Seminary | Shafter | Sharon | South Hurricane | Vandalia | Wheatland | Wilberton
Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Fayette County, Illinois
- Populated places established in 1859
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