Lyons Township, Cook County, Illinois

Lyons Township
Township

Location in Cook County

Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°46′29″N 87°51′35″W / 41.77472°N 87.85972°WCoordinates: 41°46′29″N 87°51′35″W / 41.77472°N 87.85972°W
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Government
 • Supervisor William Mundy
Area
 • Total 36.9 sq mi (95.7 km2)
 • Land 36.37 sq mi (94.21 km2)
 • Water 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2)  1.56%
Elevation 620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 111,688
 • Density 3,070/sq mi (1,185.5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60402, 60455, 60457, 60458, 60480 60501, 60513, 60521, 60525, 60526, 60534, 60546, 60558 60638
GNIS feature ID 0429298
Website www.lyonstownshipil.gov

Lyons Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 111,688.[1] Lyons Township was established in 1850.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lyons Township covers an area of 36.95 square miles (95.7 km2); of this, 36.38 square miles (94.2 km2) (98.44 percent) is land and 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2) (1.56 percent) is water.

The boundaries of Lyons Township are Harlem Avenue on the east; the Cook-DuPage County boundary (County Line Road) on the west; the line of 87th Street on the south, except west of Willow Springs, where it follows the Des Plaines River to the Cook-DuPage county line; and the line of 39th Street (Southview Avenue, Brewster Avenue) on the north. There are seventeen municipalities in or partially within Lyons Township's thirty-seven square miles of territory:

There are three communities in the unincorporated areas of the township:

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Archer Woods Memorial Park, Bethania, LaGrange, Lithuanian National, Resurrection and Saint Johns.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Rivers

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the 2010 census:

Elected officials

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lyons township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013.

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