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Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Cook

GNIS feature ID
  
0429927

Area
  
93.21 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 4:51 PM

State
  
Illinois

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
205 m

Population
  
153,630 (2010)

Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
60004, 60005, 60008, 60016, 60025, 60056, 60062, 60067, 60070, 60089, 60090

Weather
  
13°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 26% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
Christian Life College

Points of interest
  
Heritage Park, Müller House, Potawatomi Woods, Sunset Meadows Park, Nickol Knoll Park

Wheeling Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 153,630. It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle.

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Map of Wheeling Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wheeling Township covers an area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2); of this, 35.9 square miles (93 km2) (99.74 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (0.26 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Arlington Heights
  • Buffalo Grove
  • Des Plaines
  • Glenview
  • Mount Prospect
  • Northbrook
  • Palatine (east of Hwy 53)
  • Prospect Heights (vast majority)
  • Rolling Meadows
  • Wheeling (vast majority)

    • Adjacent townships

  • Vernon Township, Lake County (north)
  • West Deerfield Township, Lake County (northeast)
  • Northfield Township (east)
  • Maine Township (southeast)
  • Elk Grove Township (south)
  • Palatine Township (west)
  • Ela Township, Lake County (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 12
  • U.S. Route 14
  • U.S. Route 45
  • Illinois Route 21
  • Illinois Route 68
  • Illinois Route 83

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Chicago Executive Airport

    • Lakes

  • Potawatomi Lake

    • Landmarks

  • Hersey High School
  • Prospect High School
  • Buffalo Grove High School
  • Wheeling High School

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 8th congressional district
  • Illinois' 10th congressional district
  • State House District 53
  • State House District 57
  • State House District 59
  • State House District 66
  • State Senate District 27
  • State Senate District 29
  • State Senate District 30
  • State Senate District 33

    • References

    Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois Wikipedia
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