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Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Cook

GNIS feature ID
  
0429628

Elevation
  
216 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:42 PM

State
  
Illinois

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
94.78 km²

Population
  
76,727 (2010)

Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
60422, 60423, 60429, 60430, 60443, 60461, 60466, 60471, 60477, 60478

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 21 km/h, 73% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Central Park, Sergeant Means Park, Bartel Grassland Land and, Tolentine Park

Rich Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 76,727.

Contents

Map of Rich Township, IL, USA

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

  • Interstate 57
  • Interstate 80
  • U.S. Route 45
  • U.S. Route 30
  • Illinois Route 43
  • Illinois Route 50

    • 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

    • Education

    Rich Township High School District 227 serves high school students.

    References

    Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois Wikipedia
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