Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Otter Creek Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 90°25′43″W / 39.04306°N 90.42861°W / 39.04306; -90.42861Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 90°25′43″W / 39.04306°N 90.42861°W / 39.04306; -90.42861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jersey
Established	November 5, 1878
Area
– Total	36.65 sq mi (94.93 km2)
– Land	36.54 sq mi (94.63 km2)
– Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.32%
Elevation	492 ft (150 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	898
– Density	24.6/sq mi (9.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62031, 62037, 62052
GNIS feature ID	0429514

Otter Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population was 898^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Otter Creek Township covers an area of 36.65 square miles (94.9 km²); of this, 36.54 square miles (94.6 km²) (99.68 percent) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (0.32 percent) is water.

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)

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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429514. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives