Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois

Rich Township
Township
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°30′45″N 87°43′56″W / 41.51250°N 87.73222°W / 41.51250; -87.73222Coordinates: 41°30′45″N 87°43′56″W / 41.51250°N 87.73222°W / 41.51250; -87.73222
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
• Total	36.59 sq mi (94.78 km²)
• Land	36.36 sq mi (94.17 km²)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.61 km²) 0.64%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	76,727
• Density	2,110/sq mi (814.8/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60422, 60423, 60429, 60430, 60443, 60461, 60466, 60471, 60477, 60478
GNIS feature ID	0429628
Website	www.richtownship.org

Rich Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 76,727.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rich Township covers an area of 36.59 square miles (94.8 km²); of this, 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²) (99.36 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (0.64 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Country Club Hills
Flossmoor (west three-quarters)
Frankfort
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Matteson (vast majority)
Olympia Fields (vast majority)
Park Forest (north three-quarters)
Richton Park
Tinley Park (small portion)
University Park (small portion)

Adjacent townships

Bremen Township (north)
Thornton Township (northeast)
Bloom Township (east)
Monee Township, Will County (south)
Green Garden Township, Will County (southwest)
Frankfort Township, Will County (west)
Orland Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Coopers Grove, Elliott Family, Lutheran, New German Evangelical Zion, Saint Anne, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Saint Pauls Evangelical Reform and Zion Evangelical Lutheran.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center Heliport
Prosperi Airport (historical)

Landmarks

Augustinian Seminary
South Green Belt Forest Preserve (vast majority)

Political districts

Illinois' 1st congressional district
State House District 37
State House District 38
State House District 80
State Senate District 19
State Senate District 40

References

"Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States 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): Rich township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 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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