Bloom Township, Cook County, Illinois
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| Coordinates: 41°31′02″N 87°36′03″W / 41.51722°N 87.60083°WCoordinates: 41°31′02″N 87°36′03″W / 41.51722°N 87.60083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.86 sq mi (121.36 km2) |
| • Land | 46.59 sq mi (120.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2) 0.56% |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 93,901 |
| • Density | 2,015.5/sq mi (778.2/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60411, 60422, 60425, 60430, 60438, 60461, 60466, 60475, 60476 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428682 |
Bloom Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 93,901[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bloom Township covers an area of 46.86 square miles (121.4 km2); of this, 46.59 square miles (120.7 km2) (99.43 percent) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (0.56 percent) is water.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Chicago Heights
- Flossmoor
- Ford Heights
- Glenwood (vast majority)
- Homewood
- Lansing
- Lynwood
- Olympia Fields
- Park Forest
- Sauk Village (vast majority)
- South Chicago Heights
- Steger
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Thornton Township (north)
- North Township, Lake County, Indiana (northeast)
- St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana (east)
- Crete Township, Will County (south)
- Monee Township, Will County (southwest)
- Rich Township (west)
- Bremen Township (northwest)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Assumption, Bloom Presbyterian, Calvary, Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens, Saint James Catholic and Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Airports and landing strips
- Lansing Municipal Airport
- Mulderink Heliport
- Raeco Heliport
- Saint James Hospital and Health Centers Heliport
[edit] Lakes
- Sauk Lake
[edit] Landmarks
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 2nd congressional district
- State House District 29
- State House District 30
- State House District 80
- State Senate District 15
- State Senate District 40
[edit] References
- "Bloom Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428682. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
[edit] External links
- Bloom Township official site
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
- Cook County official site
