• Source: Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

    • Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. 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.


    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

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


    = Unincorporated towns

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    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

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    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

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    The township contains these two cemeteries: Barnett and Saint James.


    = Major highways

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    Interstate 57
    U.S. Route 45


    = Airports and landing strips

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    Greater Kankakee Airport


    Demographics




    Government


    The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Bill Surprenant, a Township Clerk, James White, and a Highway Commissioner, Barry Painter. The Township Supervisor is Douglas Enz. The Township Office is located at 860 East 4000 South Road, Kankakee, IL 60901.


    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


    External links


    Kankankee County Official Site
    City-Data.com
    Illinois State Archives

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