Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Palos Township is one of thirty townships
in Cook County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 53,419.
, Palos Township covers an area of 35.37 square miles (91.6 km²); of this, 33.91 square miles (87.8 km²) (95.86 percent) is land and 1.46 square miles (3.8 km²) (4.14 percent) is water.
) on the east, 135th Street on the south, Will-Cook Rood on the west and 87th Street on the north. The northwest border with DuPage County is along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
(managed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
) which connects Lake Michigan
with the Mississippi River
.
These Cook County Forest Preserves
woods:
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 53,419.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Palos Township covers an area of 35.37 square miles (91.6 km²); of this, 33.91 square miles (87.8 km²) (95.86 percent) is land and 1.46 square miles (3.8 km²) (4.14 percent) is water.
Boundaries
Palos Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43Illinois Route 43
Illinois Route 43 is a major north–south state road in the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 30 in Frankfort north to the large intersection of Illinois Route 120 and U.S...
) on the east, 135th Street on the south, Will-Cook Rood on the west and 87th Street on the north. The northwest border with DuPage County is along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is the only shipping link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system, by way of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers...
(managed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago , originally known as the Sanitary District of Chicago is a special-purpose district, chartered to operate in northern Illinois since 1889...
) which connects Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
with the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
.
Cities, towns, villages
- BridgeviewBridgeview, IllinoisBridgeview is a village in Cook County, Illinois in the United States. It is located approximately from the Chicago Loop. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 16,446...
(south quarter) - Hickory HillsHickory Hills, IllinoisHickory Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,926 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hickory Hills is located at ....
(south three-quarters) - Orland ParkOrland Park, IllinoisOrland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States; it also extends slightly into Will County. The population was 56,767 at the 2010 census. The office of the Assistant Village Manager, Ellen Baer, states that the Will County section of Orland Park is industrial while the Cook County...
- Palos HeightsPalos Heights, IllinoisPalos Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 12,561 in 2005.-Geography:Palos Heights is located at ....
(west half) - Palos HillsPalos Hills, IllinoisPalos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,665 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Moraine Valley Community College as well as Amos Alonzo Stagg High School.-Geography:...
- Palos ParkPalos Park, IllinoisPalos Park is an affluent village, in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palos Park is located at ....
- Willow SpringsWillow Springs, IllinoisWillow Springs is a village in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,027 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Willow Springs is located at ....
- WorthWorth, IllinoisWorth is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. The population was 10,789 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Worth is located at ....
(west quarter)
Adjacent townships
- Lyons TownshipLyons Township, Cook County, IllinoisLyons Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 109,264. Lyons Township was established in 1850.-Geography:...
(north) - Stickney TownshipStickney Township, Cook County, IllinoisStickney Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 38,673, with approximately 72% of that total living in the city of Burbank ....
(northeast) - Worth TownshipWorth Township, Cook County, IllinoisWorth Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 152,239. It was founded in 1849, when the county voted to subdivide itself into townships.-Geography:...
(east) - Bremen TownshipBremen Township, Cook County, IllinoisBremen Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 109,575. It was organized in 1850 and is located southwest of Chicago, Illinois in southern Cook County...
(southeast) - Orland TownshipOrland Township, Cook County, IllinoisOrland Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 91,418.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Orland Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...
(south) - Homer Township, Will CountyHomer Township, Will County, IllinoisHomer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 28,992 at the 2000 census. In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois...
(southwest) - Lemont TownshipLemont Township, Cook County, IllinoisLemont Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 18,002.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Lemont Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Lemont* Palos Park *...
(west) - Downers Grove Township, DuPage CountyDowners Grove Township, DuPage County, IllinoisDowners Grove Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 148,110. It is the largest township in the county, both in terms of area and population.-Geography:...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Fairmount, Oak Hill and Sacred Heart Catholic.Major highways
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Interstate 294Interstate 294Interstate 294 is a tolled Interstate Highway in northeastern Illinois, U.S.A.. It forms the southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. I-294 runs from South Holland at Interstates 80 and 94, and Illinois Route 394 to Northbrook at I-94. Interstate 294 is long; are shared with I-80.... -
U.S. Route 12U.S. Route 12U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east–west United States highway, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, for almost . As a thoroughfare, it has mostly been supplanted by I-90 and I-94, but remains an important road for local travel.The... -
Illinois Route 43Illinois Route 43Illinois Route 43 is a major north–south state road in the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 30 in Frankfort north to the large intersection of Illinois Route 120 and U.S... -
Illinois Route 83Illinois Route 83Illinois Route 83 is a major north–south state road in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Highway 30 by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Highway 83. Incidentally, this alignment is concentric with Interstate 294...
Landmarks
- Orland Grove Forest Preserve
- Palos Sag-Valley Forest Preserve
These Cook County Forest Preserves
Cook County Forest Preserves
The Cook County Forest Preserves are a network of open spaces, containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes, that are set aside as natural areas. Cook County contains Chicago, Illinois, and is the center of a densely-populated urban metropolitan area in northeastern Illinois...
woods:
- Burr Oak Woods (west quarter)
- Cherry Cliff Woods
- Crooked Creek Woods
- Forty Acres Woods
- Groundhog Slough Woods
- Henry De Tonty
- Hickory Hills Woods
- Hidden Pond Woods
- Mcclaughry Springs Woods
- Mcmahon Woods
- Paddock Woods
- Palos Park Woods
- Paw Paw Woods
- Pioneer Woods
- Pulaski Woods
- Saganashkee Slough Woods
- Spears Woods
- Swallow Cliff Woods
- Tampier Slough Woods (east half)
- White Oak Woods
- Willow Springs Woods
- Wolf Road Woods
Education
- Kennedy School For Exceptional Children
- Moraine Valley Community CollegeMoraine Valley Community CollegeMoraine Valley Community College is a community college located in Palos Hills, Illinois in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Founded in 1967, it is the second largest community college in the state. It has an enrollment of approximately 35,000...
- Amos Alonzo Stagg High SchoolAmos Alonzo Stagg High SchoolAmos Alonzo Stagg High School, Stagg, or AAS, is a public four-year high school located at the intersection of S. Roberts Rd. and W. 111th Street in Palos Hills, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Consolidated High School District 230, which also...
- Carl Sandburg High SchoolCarl Sandburg High SchoolCarl Sandburg High School, Sandburg, or CSHS, is a public four-year high school located at the intersection of La Grange Road and 131st Street in Orland Park, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Consolidated High School District 230, which also...
Political districts
- Illinois' 1st congressional districtIllinois' 1st congressional districtIllinois's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois. Based in Cook County, the district includes much of the South Side of Chicago, extending into the city's southwest suburbs until reaching the border of Will County, and covers , making it one of the 40...
- State House District 27
- State House District 28
- State House District 31
- State House District 35
- State House District 36
- State Senate District 14
- State Senate District 16
- State Senate District 18