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Orland Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Cook

GNIS feature ID
  
0429505

Elevation
  
215 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:33 PM

State
  
Illinois

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
94.45 km²

Population
  
97,558 (2010)

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ZIP codes
  
60452, 60462, 60467, 60477

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 88% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Centennial Park, Forest Preserves of Cook C, Dr Howard A Kelly Park, White Water Canyon, Cachey Park

Orland Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 97,558.

Contents

Map of Orland Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Orland Township covers an area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km2); of this, 35.74 square miles (92.6 km2) (97.99 percent) is land and 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2) (1.89 square kilometers, 2 percent) is water. It includes the entire village of Orland Hills, almost all of Orland Park, as well as a large portion of Tinley Park.

Boundaries

Orland Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the east, 135th Street on the north, Will-Cook Road on the west (where Cook County and Will County share a border), and 183rd Street on the south (which is also the Cook-Will county border).

Cities, towns, villages

  • Orland Hills
  • Orland Park
  • Tinley Park
  • Adjacent townships

  • Palos Township (north)
  • Worth Township (northeast)
  • Bremen Township (east)
  • Rich Township (southeast)
  • Frankfort Township, Will County (south)
  • New Lenox Township, Will County (southwest)
  • Homer Township, Will County (west)
  • Lemont Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Cooper, German Methodist, Old German Methodist and Orland Park.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 6
  • Illinois Route 7
  • Lakes

  • Ashbourne Lake
  • Laguna Lake
  • Turtlehead Lake
  • Landmarks

  • Orland Grove Forest Preserve (south three-quarters)
  • Orland Tract Forest Preserve
  • Tinley Creek Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) (west three-quarters)
  • Political districts

  • Illinois' 1st congressional district
  • State House District 28
  • State House District 35
  • State House District 37
  • State House District 81
  • State Senate District 14
  • State Senate District 18
  • State Senate District 19
  • State Senate District 41
  • There are many political organizations in Orland Township. The Regular Democratic Organization for Orland Township, represents all Democratic candidates.

    References

    Orland Township, Cook County, Illinois Wikipedia