Berwyn Township, Cook County, Illinois

Berwyn Township
Township
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°50′33″N 87°47′28″W / 41.84250°N 87.79111°W / 41.84250; -87.79111Coordinates: 41°50′33″N 87°47′28″W / 41.84250°N 87.79111°W / 41.84250; -87.79111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
• Total	3.90 sq mi (10.11 km²)
• Land	3.90 sq mi (10.11 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	56,657
• Density	14,515/sq mi (5,604.1/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60402
GNIS feature ID	0428666
Website	www.toi.org/berwyntownship

Berwyn Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 56,657.^[1] It is coterminous with the city of Berwyn.

Berwyn Township, with a population of 56,657 (2010 census) and over 22,000 households includes the area bounded on the north by Roosevelt Road, on the south by Pershing Road (39th Street), on the east by Lombard Avenue (west side of the street only), and on the west by Harlem Avenue (east side of the street only).

Berwyn Township was established by the Illinois Legislature in 1922 as one of the few coterminous townships in the state. The Berwyn Public Health District was established at the same time. Please note that the Township and the Berwyn Public Health District are two separate and distinct governmental bodies with separate governing Boards. The Township and Public Health District moved to their present headquarters at 6600 W. 26th Street in 1939. Built for $50,000, construction of the building was made possible by federal grants under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). ^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Berwyn Township covers an area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²), all of it land.^[1]

Adjacent townships

Cicero Township (east)
Oak Park Township (north)
Riverside Township (southeast)
Lyons Township (southwest)
Proviso Township (northwest)
Stickney Township (south)

References

1 2 "Geographic Identifier: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Berwyn township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Cook County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Chicago

Cities	Berwyn Blue Island Burbank Calumet City Chicago‡ Chicago Heights Country Club Hills Countryside Des Plaines Elgin‡ Elmhurst‡ Evanston Harvey Hickory Hills Hometown Markham Northlake Oak Forest Palos Heights Palos Hills Park Ridge Prospect Heights Rolling Meadows

Town	Cicero

Villages	Alsip Arlington Heights Barrington‡ Barrington Hills‡ Bartlett‡ Bedford Park Bellwood Bensenville‡ Berkeley Bridgeview Broadview Brookfield Buffalo Grove‡ Burnham Burr Ridge‡ Calumet Park Chicago Ridge Crestwood Deer Park‡ Deerfield‡ Dixmoor Dolton East Dundee‡ East Hazel Crest Elk Grove Village‡ Elmwood Park Evergreen Park Flossmoor Ford Heights Forest Park Forest View Frankfort‡ Franklin Park Glencoe Glenview Glenwood Golf Hanover Park‡ Harwood Heights Hazel Crest Hillside Hinsdale‡ Hodgkins Hoffman Estates‡ Homewood Indian Head Park Inverness Justice Kenilworth La Grange La Grange Park Lansing Lemont‡ Lincolnwood Lynwood Lyons Matteson‡ Maywood McCook Melrose Park Merrionette Park Midlothian Morton Grove Mount Prospect Niles Norridge North Riverside Northbrook Northfield Oak Brook‡ Oak Lawn Oak Park Olympia Fields Orland Hills Orland Park‡ Palatine Palos Park Park Forest‡ Phoenix Posen Richton Park River Forest River Grove Riverdale Riverside Robbins Roselle‡ Rosemont Sauk Village‡ Schaumburg‡ Schiller Park Skokie South Barrington South Chicago Heights South Holland Steger‡ Stickney Stone Park Streamwood Summit Thornton Tinley Park‡ University Park‡ Westchester Western Springs Wheeling Willow Springs‡ Wilmette Winnetka Woodridge‡ Worth

Townships	Barrington Berwyn Bloom Bremen Calumet Cicero Elk Grove Evanston Hanover Lemont Leyden Lyons Maine New Trier Niles Northfield Norwood Park Oak Park Orland Palatine Palos Proviso Rich River Forest Riverside Schaumburg Stickney Thornton Wheeling Worth

Unincorporated communities	Hines La Grange Highlands Sutton

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

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