Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°02′21″N 87°54′56″W / 41.03917°N 87.91556°W / 41.03917; -87.91556CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedDecember 11, 1855Government

• SupervisorRonald W. ThompsenArea

• Total48.53 sq mi (125.7 km²) • Land48.21 sq mi (124.9 km²) • Water0.32 sq mi (0.8 km²) 0.66%Elevation

636 ft (194 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,505 • Density53.6/sq mi (20.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60901, 60922, 60941

FIPS code17-091-57017

Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census^[update], its population was 2,582 and it contained 937 housing units.^[2] 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.

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.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Aroma Park (west edge)
Chebanse (north quarter)
Irwin
Kankakee (southwest quarter)
Sammons Point (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Otto at 41°02′50″N 87°53′28″W / 41.047255°N 87.891153°W / 41.047255; -87.891153
Sugar Island at 41°00′23″N 87°49′25″W / 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

Airports and landing strips

Greater Kankakee Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,505	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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 daughter Phil is the assistant assessor for Otto Township. The township clerk is Mauricio Rua.

Political districts

Illinois's 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". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.