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Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Kankakee

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
194 m

Population
  
2,582 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
December 11, 1855

ZIP codes
  
60901, 60922, 60941

Area
  
125.7 km²

Local time
  
Monday 7:08 PM

Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 19 km/h, 99% Humidity

Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. 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.

Contents

Map of Otto Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.53 square miles (125.7 km2), of which 48.21 square miles (124.9 km2) (or 99.34%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) (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 41.047255°N 87.891153°W / 41.047255; -87.891153
  • Sugar Island at 41.006422°N 87.82365°W / 41.006422; -87.82365
  • (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 Wikipedia