Otter Creek township, Jersey County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 898 (all rural)
| Males: 465 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 433 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 898 (781 owner occupied, 117 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Otter Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.78
| Otter Creek township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Otter Creek township: | $56,186 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $477 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $109,686 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
| : | $109,686 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Otterville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Otter Creek township: Union Forest Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Dabbs Cemetery (1), Davenport Cemetery (2), Dougherty Cemetery (3), Edsall Cemetery (4), Hinson Cemetery (5), Lewis Cemetery (6), McDowell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Nugent-Schpanski Number 4 Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Sandy Creek (A), South Fork Otter Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Otter Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 777
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 125
- South: 44
- West: 24
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 232
- Mobile homes: 139
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,800
Housing units in Otter Creek township with a mortgage: 65 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Construction (16%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Petroleum and coal products (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (16%)
- Accountants and auditors (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otter Creek township:
- German (34.6%)
- Irish (14.6%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- European (6.7%)
- French (except Basque) (6.3%)
- English (5.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 400 (89%)
- Carpooled: 37 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
97.5% of residents of Otter Creek township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 970- In family households: 905 (254 male householders, 11 female householders)
250 spouses, 372 children (348 natural, 2 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (31 male householders (19 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 12 2-persons,
191 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (13 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 4.7% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 23.3% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |