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 87.9475°WCoordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.9475°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Jean-Denis Deletraz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.99 sq mi (93.21 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (92.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) 0.26% |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 155,834 |
| • Density | 4,340.8/sq mi (1,676.2/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 |
Wheeling Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 155,834[1]. It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle.
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Arlington Heights
- Buffalo Grove
- Des Plaines
- Glenview
- Mount Prospect
- Northbrook
- Palatine (east of Hwy 53)
- Prospect Heights (vast majority)
- Rolling Meadows
- Wheeling (vast majority)
[edit] Adjacent townships
- 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)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Airports and landing strips
[edit] Lakes
- Potawatomi Lake
[edit] Landmarks
- Hersey High School
- Prospect High School
- Buffalo Grove High School
- Wheeling High School
[edit] Political districts
- 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
[edit] References
- "Wheeling 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:0429927. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
