Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois
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| Coordinates: 41°36′15″N 87°44′02″W / 41.60417°N 87.73389°WCoordinates: 41°36′15″N 87°44′02″W / 41.60417°N 87.73389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.79 sq mi (97.88 km2) |
| • Land | 37.65 sq mi (97.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.37% |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 109,575 |
| • Density | 2,910.4/sq mi (1,123.6/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60406, 60426, 60428, 60429, 60430, 60445, 60452, 60462, 60463, 60469, 60472, 60477, 60478 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428706 |
Bremen Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 109,575[1]. It was organized in 1850 and is located southwest of Chicago, Illinois in southern Cook County. An administrative office for Bremen Township is located at 16361 South Kedzie Parkway, Markham, Illinois.
This south suburban Cook County township includes the communities of:
As well as parts of:
- Blue Island, Illinois
- Homewood, Illinois
- Orland Park, Illinois
- Tinley Park (which also has a large portion in Orland Township with smaller sections in Rich Township and Frankfort Township, Will County)
- Crestwood (the remaining portion lies in Worth Township)
- Hazel Crest (the remaining portion lies in both Thornton Township and Rich Township)
- Markham (the remaining portion lies in Thornton Township)
- Country Club Hills (the remaining portion lies in Rich Township)
- Harvey (the extreme western edge of Harvey, the remaining 99% lies in Thornton Township)
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bremen Township covers an area of 37.79 square miles (97.9 km2); of this, 37.65 square miles (97.5 km2) (99.63 percent) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (0.37 percent) is water.
Bremen Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the west, 135th Street on the north, Western Avenue on the east and 183rd Street on the south.
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Worth Township (north)
- Calumet Township (northeast)
- Thornton Township (east)
- Bloom Township (southeast)
- Rich Township (south)
- Frankfort Township, Will County (southwest)
- Orland Township (west)
- Palos Township (northwest)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Bachelor Grove, County, Lewis Memorial Park, Saint Gabriel Catholic, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran and Zion Lutheran.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Lakes
- Dolphin Lake
[edit] Demographics
With a population of 109,575 residents Bremen Township is
- White Non-Hispanic: 61.8%
- Black: 29.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 6.2%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
[edit] Education
The public high school district for most of Bremen Township is Bremen Community High School District 228 which includes Oak Forest High School, Bremen High School, Tinley Park High School, and Hillcrest High School.
[edit] References
- "Bremen 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:0428706. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
