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Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jersey

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
150 m

Local time
  
Monday 5:59 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 5, 1878

ZIP codes
  
62031, 62037, 62052

Area
  
94.92 km²

Population
  
1,035 (2010)

Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 87% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Otter Creek Township, IL, USA

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.

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 Wikipedia
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