Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois
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| Wheeling Township | |
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| Coordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°WCoordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Jean-Denis Deletraz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.99 sq mi (93.21 km2) |
| • Land | 35.90 sq mi (92.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) 0.26% |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 153,630 |
| • Density | 4,280/sq mi (1,652.5/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60004, 60005, 60008, 60016, 60025, 60056, 60062, 60067, 60070, 60089, 60090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429927 |
| Website | www.wheelingtownship.com |
Wheeling Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 153,630.[1] It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle.
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Geography [edit]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wheeling Township covers an area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2); of this, 35.9 square miles (93 km2) (99.74 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (0.26 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages [edit]
- Arlington Heights
- Buffalo Grove
- Des Plaines
- Glenview
- Mount Prospect
- Northbrook
- Palatine (east of Hwy 53)
- Prospect Heights (vast majority)
- Rolling Meadows
- Wheeling (vast majority)
Adjacent townships [edit]
- Vernon Township, Lake County (north)
- West Deerfield Township, Lake County (northeast)
- Northfield Township (east)
- Maine Township (southeast)
- Elk Grove Township (south)
- Palatine Township (west)
- Ela Township, Lake County (northwest)
Cemeteries [edit]
The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling.
Major highways [edit]
Airports and landing strips [edit]
Lakes [edit]
- Potawatomi Lake
Landmarks [edit]
- Hersey High School
- Prospect High School
- Buffalo Grove High School
- Wheeling High School
Political districts [edit]
- Illinois' 10th congressional district
- State House District 53
- State House District 57
- State House District 59
- State House District 66
- State Senate District 27
- State Senate District 29
- State Senate District 30
- State Senate District 33
References [edit]
- "Wheeling 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): Wheeling township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
External links [edit]
- Wheeling Township official website
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
- Cook County official site
