Ottawa Township | |
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Township | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | LaSalle |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 21.05 sq mi (54.5 km2) |
• Land | 19.67 sq mi (50.9 km2) |
• Water | 1.38 sq mi (3.6 km2) 6.56% |
Population (
2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)
[1] | 11,407 |
• Density | 421.4/sq mi (162.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-099-56939 |
Ottawa Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,766 and it contained 5,601 housing units. [2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 16.12 square miles (41.8 km2), of which 15.2 square miles (39 km2) (or 94.29%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 5.77%) is water. [2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 11,407 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
Ottawa Township is the center of the county government, with an Appellate Court branch, the County Courthouse, and County Offices located within Ottawa proper and within Ottawa Township.
41°20′54″N 88°52′50″W / 41.34833°N 88.88056°W