Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois
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| Coordinates: 41°41′05″N 87°51′11″W / 41.68472°N 87.85306°WCoordinates: 41°41′05″N 87°51′11″W / 41.68472°N 87.85306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.37 sq mi (91.62 km2) |
| • Land | 33.91 sq mi (87.83 km2) |
| • Water | 1.46 sq mi (3.79 km2) 4.14% |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 54,615 |
| • Density | 1,610/sq mi (621.8/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60415, 60439, 60455, 60457, 60462, 60463, 60464, 60465, 60480, 60482 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429523 |
| Website | www.palostownship.org |
Palos Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 54,615.[1]
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Geography [edit]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Palos Township covers an area of 35.37 square miles (91.6 km2); of this, 33.91 square miles (87.8 km2) (95.86 percent) is land and 1.46 square miles (3.8 km2) (4.14 percent) is water.
Boundaries [edit]
Palos Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the east, 135th Street on the south, Will-Cook Rood on the west and 87th Street on the north. The northwest border with DuPage County is along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (managed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago) which connects Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River.
Cities, towns, villages [edit]
- Bridgeview (south quarter)
- Hickory Hills (south three-quarters)
- Orland Park
- Palos Heights (west half)
- Palos Hills
- Palos Park
- Willow Springs
- Worth (west quarter)
Governance [edit]
Palos Township is governed by a Township Board of Trustees sometimes called the Township Board or Town Board. The Town Board consists of five voting members and includes the elected Township Supervisor and four elected Township Trustees.
The Town Board is responsible for providing a budget and taxes sufficient to run the operations of the Township Government each year. The Supervisor is a voting member of the Town Board but is also the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Township.
The Township Clerk, Assessor and Highway Commissioner are elected officials, however they do not have a vote on the Town Board.
Current Township Officials
- Supervisor Colleen Grant-Schumann (Palos United Party)
- Clerk Jane Nolan (Palos United Party)
- Assessor Robert E. Maloney (Palos United Party)
- Highway Commissioner Gene Adams (Palos United Party)
- Trustee Brent Woods (Republican)
- Trustee Michael Lebarre (Republican)
- Trustee Richard C. Riley (Republican)
- Trustee Sharon M. Brannigan (Republican)
Adjacent townships [edit]
- Lyons Township (north)
- Stickney Township (northeast)
- Worth Township (east)
- Bremen Township (southeast)
- Orland Township (south)
- Homer Township, Will County (southwest)
- Lemont Township (west)
- Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (northwest)
Cemeteries [edit]
The township contains these three cemeteries: Fairmount, Oak Hill and Sacred Heart Catholic.
Major highways [edit]
Airports and landing strips [edit]
- Palos Community Hospital Heliport
Lakes [edit]
- Bull Frog Lake
- Hambone Lake
- Horsetail Lake
- Maple Lake
- Papoose Lake
- Tuma Lake
Landmarks [edit]
- Orland Grove Forest Preserve
- Palos Sag-Valley Forest Preserve
These Cook County Forest Preserves woods:
- Burr Oak Woods (west quarter)
- Cherry Cliff Woods
- Crooked Creek Woods
- Forty Acres Woods
- Groundhog Slough Woods
- Henry De Tonty
- Hickory Hills Woods
- Hidden Pond Woods
- Mcclaughry Springs Woods
- Mcmahon Woods
- Paddock Woods
- Palos Park Woods
- Paw Paw Woods
- Pioneer Woods
- Pulaski Woods
- Saganashkee Slough Woods
- Spears Woods
- Swallow Cliff Woods
- Tampier Slough Woods (east half)
- White Oak Woods
- Willow Springs Woods
- Wolf Road Woods
Education [edit]
- Kennedy School For Exceptional Children
- Moraine Valley Community College
- Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
- Carl Sandburg High School
Political districts [edit]
- Illinois' 1st Congressional District
- Illinois' 3rd Congressional District
- State Senate District 14
- State Senate District 16
- State Senate District 18
- State House District 27
- State House District 31
- State House District 32
- State House District 35
- State House District 36
- Cook County Board District 6
- Cook County Board District 17
- Cook County Board of Review District 1
- 4th Judicial Sub-Circuit
- 15th Judicial Sub-Circuit
References [edit]
- "Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Palos township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
External links [edit]
- Palos Township official website
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
- Cook County official site
