Otego Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°57′09″N 88°58′45″W / 38.95250°N 88.97917°W / 38.95250; -88.97917
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Otego Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
62418, 62471, 62838, 62857, 62880
FIPS code17-051-56913

Otego Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,445 and it contained 626 housing units.[1] Its name changed from Cumberland township on September 24, 1860. Overcup Church is located in this township.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Otego Township has a total area of 35.42 square miles (91.74 km2), of which 35.34 square miles (91.53 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.24%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Arm Prairie, Griffith, Mitchell Family, Morton, Pilcher and Winslow Pilcher.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 662 households, out of which 23.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.54% were married couples living together, 8.91% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 42.15% were non-families. 36.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.10.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,254, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $41,442 versus $16,150 for females. The

poverty line
, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20001,452—
20101,5114.1%
20201,445−4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
  • Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

References

  • "Otego Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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