Official Name: | Otter Creek Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Jersey County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Jersey County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jersey |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 5, 1878 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.65 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.53 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.30 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 28.3 |
Elevation M: | 150 |
Elevation Ft: | 492 |
Coordinates: | 39.0431°N -90.4286°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 62031, 62037, 62052 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-083-56952 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 966 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
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.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.67%) is land and (or 0.30%) is water.[2]
The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Dabbs, Davenport, Dougherty, Edsall, Hamilton, Hinson, Lewis, McDowell, Noble Family, Salem and White.