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 (2000) | |
| • Total | 53,419 |
| • Density | 1,575.3/sq mi (608.2/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 |
Palos Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 53,419[1].
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] Boundaries
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.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Bridgeview (south quarter)
- Hickory Hills (south three-quarters)
- Orland Park
- Palos Heights (west half)
- Palos Hills
- Palos Park
- Willow Springs
- Worth (west quarter)
[edit] Adjacent townships
- 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)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Fairmount, Oak Hill and Sacred Heart Catholic.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Airports and landing strips
- Palos Community Hospital Heliport
[edit] Lakes
- Bull Frog Lake
- Hambone Lake
- Horsetail Lake
- Maple Lake
- Papoose Lake
- Tuma Lake
[edit] Landmarks
- 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
[edit] Education
- Kennedy School For Exceptional Children
- Moraine Valley Community College
- Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
- Carl Sandburg High School
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 1st congressional district
- State House District 27
- State House District 28
- State House District 31
- State House District 35
- State House District 36
- State Senate District 14
- State Senate District 16
- State Senate District 18
[edit] References
- "Palos 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:0429523. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
