Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois

Thornton Township
Township
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°35′00″N 87°37′00″W / 41.58333°N 87.61667°W / 41.58333; -87.61667Coordinates: 41°35′00″N 87°37′00″W / 41.58333°N 87.61667°W / 41.58333; -87.61667
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Established	1850
Government
• Type	Township
• Body	Township Board
• Supervisor	Frank M. Zuccarelli
• Trustee	Joyce M. Washington
• Trustee	Stafford C. Owens
• Trustee	Gerald “Jerry” Jones
• Trustee	Norbert Cipowski
Area
• Total	47.42 sq mi (122.8 km²)
• Land	46.93 sq mi (121.5 km²)
• Water	0.49 sq mi (1.3 km²)
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	169,326
• Density	3,608/sq mi (1,393.2/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60406, 60409, 60419, 60425, 60426, 60429, 60430, 60438, 60469, 60473, 60476, 60633, 60827
Area code	708
FIPS code	17-75198^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0422238
Website	thorntontownship.com

Thornton Township is one of 30 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 169,326.^[2]

Incorporated in 1850, it is located immediately south of the city of Chicago. It is the second most populous township in Illinois as of the 2010 census, after Rockford Township (pop. 178,527) in Winnebago County.^[2]

The village of South Holland serves as the governmental seat of Thornton Township. The township is named after the village of Thornton, located in the south central portion of the township. Many parts of the township carry names inspired by the village's name, including the three high schools of Thornton Township District 205: Thornton Township High School in Harvey; Thornwood High School in South Holland; Thornridge High School in Dolton; Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing; Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City and Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology also in Calumet City. Supervisor Frank M. Zuccarelli was voted Supervisor of the Year in 2007 by the Township Officials of Illinois for his outstanding service to the residents of Thornton Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Thornton Township covers an area of 47.42 square miles (122.81 km²); of this, 46.93 square miles (121.54 km²) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 km²) (1.03 percent) is water.^[2]

Boundaries

Thornton Township is bordered by Western Avenue on the west, 138th Street on the north, the Indiana state line on the east, and 183rd/186th Street on the south.

Cities and villages

Blue Island (southern edge)
Burnham
Calumet City
Dixmoor
Dolton
East Hazel Crest
Glenwood (northern quarter)
Harvey
Hazel Crest
Homewood (northeast half)
Lansing (northern half)
Markham (eastern quarter)
Phoenix
Posen
Riverdale
South Holland
Thornton

Adjacent townships

North Township, Lake Co., Indiana (east)
Bloom Township (south)
Rich Township (southwest)
Bremen Township (west)
Calumet Township (northwest)
Worth Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these 11 cemeteries: Berger, First Reformed of Lansing, Glen Oak, Hazelwood, Holy Cross Catholic, Homewood Memorial Gardens, Mount Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Ridge, Oakland and Washington Memory Gardens.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Ingalls Memorial Hospital Heliport

Lakes

Green Lake
Homewood Lake
Izaak Walton Lake
Powder Horn Lake
Swets Lake
Wampum Lake

Forest Preserves

The following are all part of the Cook County Forest Preserves:

Brownell Woods
Burnham Woods
Calumet Woods
Green Lake Woods
Kickapoo Meadows
Shabbona Woods
Wampum Lake Woods
Wentworth Woods

Colleges

South Suburban College

Political districts

Illinois' 1st congressional district
State House District 28
State House District 29
State House District 30
State House District 34
State House District 38
State House District 80
State Senate District 14
State Senate District 15
State Senate District 17
State Senate District 19
State Senate District 40

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Thornton 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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