Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Otto Township
Otto Township
Township
	Location in Kankakee County
	Kankakee County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°02′21″N 87°54′56″W / 41.03917°N 87.91556°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Established	December 11, 1855
Area
• Total	48.53 sq mi (125.7 km2)
• Land	48.21 sq mi (124.9 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.66%
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	2,505
• Density	53.6/sq mi (20.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60901, 60922, 60941
FIPS code	17-091-57017

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

(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, 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.