Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois

Calumet Township
Township
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°39′28″N 87°39′13″W / 41.65778°N 87.65361°W / 41.65778; -87.65361Coordinates: 41°39′28″N 87°39′13″W / 41.65778°N 87.65361°W / 41.65778; -87.65361
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
• Total	4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
• Land	4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²) 5.79%
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	20,777
• Density	4,720/sq mi (1,822.5/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60406 60827
GNIS feature ID	0428750

Calumet Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,777.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Calumet Township covers an area of 4.7 square miles (12.1 km²); of this, 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km²), or 5.79 percent, is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Thornton Township (southeast)
Bremen Township (southwest)
Worth Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Cedar Park Cemetery.

Major highways

Rivers

Little Calumet River

Landmarks

Calumet Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
Whistler Preserve (Cook County Forest Preserves)

Political districts

Illinois' 1st congressional district
State House District 27
State House District 28
State House District 30
State Senate District 14
State Senate District 15

References

1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Calumet township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 20, 2013.

External links

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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