Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Thornton Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°35′00″N 87°37′00″W / 41.58333°N 87.61667°W / 41.58333; -87.61667Coordinates: 41°35′00″N 87°37′00″W / 41.58333°N 87.61667°W / 41.58333; -87.61667
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Established 1850
Area
 • Total 47.42 sq mi (122.81 km2)
 • Land 46.93 sq mi (121.54 km2)
 • Water 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)  1.03%
Elevation 620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 169,326
 • Density 3,608/sq mi (1,393.2/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60406, 60409, 60419, 60425, 60426, 60429, 60430, 60438, 60469, 60473, 60476, 60633, 60827
GNIS feature ID 0422238
Website thorntontownship.com

Thornton Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 169,326.[1]

Incorporated in 1850, it is located immediately south of the city of Chicago. It is the second most populous township in Illinois as of the 2010 census, after Rockford Township (pop. 178,527) in Winnebago County.[1]

The village of South Holland serves as the governmental seat of Thornton Township. The township is named after the village of Thornton, located in the south central portion of the township. Many parts of the township carry names inspired by the village's name, including the three high schools of Thornton Township District 205: Thornton Township High School in Harvey; Thornwood High School in South Holland; Thornridge High School in Dolton; Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing; Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City and Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology also in Calumet City. Supervisor Frank M. Zuccarelli was voted Supervisor of the Year in 2007 by the Township Officials of Illinois for his outstanding service to the residents of Thornton Township.

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Geography [edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Thornton Township covers an area of 47.42 square miles (122.81 km2); of this, 46.93 square miles (121.54 km2) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2) (1.03 percent) is water.[1]

Boundaries [edit]

Thornton Township is bordered by Western Avenue on the west, 138th Street on the north, the Indiana state line on the east, and 183rd/186th Street on the south.

Cities, towns, villages [edit]

Adjacent townships [edit]

Cemeteries [edit]

The township contains these eleven cemeteries: Berger, First Reformed of Lansing, Glen Oak, Hazelwood, Holy Cross Catholic, Homewood Memorial Gardens, Mount Forest, Oak Ridge, Oakland, Oak Lawn, and Washington Memory Gardens.

Major highways [edit]

Airports and landing strips [edit]

  • Ingalls Memorial Hospital Heliport

Lakes [edit]

  • Green Lake
  • Homewood Lake
  • Izaak Walton Lake
  • Powder Horn Lake
  • Swets Lake
  • Wampum Lake

Landmarks [edit]

  • Brownwell Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) (northeast three-quarters)
  • Burnham Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
  • Calumet Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) (southwest half)
  • Cook County Forest Preserve
  • Kiclapoo Meadows (Cook County Forest Preserves)
  • South Suburban College
  • Wampum Lake Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
  • Wentworth Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)

Political districts [edit]

  • Illinois' 1st congressional district
  • State House District 28
  • State House District 29
  • State House District 30
  • State House District 34
  • State House District 38
  • State House District 80
  • State Senate District 14
  • State Senate District 15
  • State Senate District 17
  • State Senate District 19
  • State Senate District 40

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Thornton township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013. 

External links [edit]

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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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