Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois
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| Coordinates: 42°01′47″N 87°58′38″W / 42.02972°N 87.97722°WCoordinates: 42°01′47″N 87°58′38″W / 42.02972°N 87.97722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.12 sq mi (72.83 km2) |
| • Land | 27.83 sq mi (72.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) 1.04% |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 94,969 |
| • Density | 3,412.5/sq mi (1,317.5/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60005, 60007, 60008, 60016, 60018, 60056, 60067, 60173 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428952 |
Elk Grove Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 94,969.[1] Elk Grove Township formerly housed the United Airlines headquarters.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elk Grove Township covers an area of 28.12 square miles (72.8 km2); of this, 27.83 square miles (72.1 km2) (98.97 percent) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (1.04 percent) is water.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Arlington Heights
- Des Plaines
- Elk Grove Village
- Mount Prospect
- Rolling Meadows
- Schaumburg (east edge)
- Wood Dale
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Wheeling Township (north)
- Maine Township (east)
- Addison Township, DuPage County (south)
- Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (southwest)
- Schaumburg Township (west)
- Palatine Township (northwest)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains Elk Grove Cemetery.
[edit] Major highways
Interstate 90
Interstate 290
U.S. Route 14
Illinois Route 53
Illinois Route 58
Illinois Route 62
Illinois Route 72
Illinois Route 83
[edit] Lakes
- Fountain Lake
- Fred Hasse Lake
[edit] Landmarks
- Busse Woods Forest Preserve (vast majority)
- O'Hare International Airport
- United States Highway Army Reserve Center, Arlington Heights
- Elk Grove High School
- Rolling Meadows High School
[edit] School districts
- City of Chicago School District 299
- Township High School District 214
- Community Consolidated School District 59
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 6th congressional district
- State House District 65
- State House District 66
- State Senate District 33
[edit] Economy
Elk Grove Township formerly had the corporate headquarters of United Airlines. In 2006 United Airlines announced that it would be moving its headquarters and its 350 top executives from Elk Grove Township to 77 West Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop.[2][3] After the City of Chicago gave additional financial incentives, United proceeded to schedule a move of its remaining employees out of the former Elk Grove Township headquarters into the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) in Chicago in the northern hemisphere of fall 2010. Monica Davey of The New York Times said that the move may have contributed to United's decision to base the new merged airline out of Chicago instead of Houston.[4]
[edit] References
- "Elk Grove 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:0428952. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
- ^ Corfman, Thomas A., Greg Hinz, and Julie Jonsson. "United HQ heading for Chicago." Crain's Chicago Business. July 13, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.
- ^ "United Airlines Foundation." United Airlines. February 5, 2006. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
- ^ "Chicago Wins Prize as Home of Big Carrier." The New York Times. May 4, 2010. Retrieved on October 1, 2010.
