Hanover Township, Cook County, Illinois
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| Hanover Township | |
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| Coordinates: 42°01′40″N 88°12′14″W / 42.02778°N 88.20389°WCoordinates: 42°01′40″N 88°12′14″W / 42.02778°N 88.20389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.71 sq mi (87.31 km2) |
| • Land | 33.5 sq mi (86.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) 0.62% |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 83,471 |
| • Density | 2,491.7/sq mi (962/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60010, 60103, 60107, 60120, 60192, 60193, 60194, 60195 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429105 |
Hanover Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA located at the end of the county's panhandle. As of the 2000 census, its population was 83,471.[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Hanover Township covers an area of 33.71 square miles (87.3 km2); of this, 33.5 square miles (87 km2) (99.38 percent) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (0.62 percent) is water.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Bartlett
- Elgin
- Hanover Park
- Hoffman Estates
- Schaumburg (west edge)
- South Barrington (south edge)
- Streamwood
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Barrington Township (north)
- Schaumburg Township (east)
- Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (southeast)
- Wayne Township, DuPage County (south)
- St. Charles Township, Kane County (southwest)
- Elgin Township, Kane County (west)
- Dundee Township, Kane County (northwest)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bartlett, Bluff City, Lake Street Memorial Park and Mount Hope.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Airports and landing strips
- Urso Heliport
[edit] Lakes
- Back Lake
- Front Lake
- Island Lake
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 6th congressional district
- State House District 43
- State House District 44
- State House District 55
- State Senate District 22
- State Senate District 28
[edit] References
- "Hanover 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:0429105. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
[edit] External links
- Hanover Township Official Site
- History of Hanover
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
- Cook County official site
