Country United States County Cook GNIS feature ID 0429958 Area 83.48 km² Population 152,633 (2010) | State Illinois Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 181 m Local time Thursday 12:02 AM | |
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ZIP codes 60406, 60415, 60445, 60453, 60455, 60456, 60459, 60463, 60472, 60482 60655, 60803, 60805 Weather 4°C, Wind N at 35 km/h, 93% Humidity Colleges and Universities Trinity Christian College, Cameo Beauty Academy, Everest College-Merrionette Park Points of interest Hollywood Park, Wolfe Wildlife Refuge, Children's Museum in Oak Lawn, Patrick Sullivan Park, Memorial Park | ||
Worth Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 152,633. It was founded in 1849, when the county voted to subdivide itself into townships.
Contents
- Map of Worth Township IL USA
- Geography
- Boundaries
- Governance
- Cities towns villages
- Adjacent townships
- Cemeteries
- Major highways
- Airports and landing strips
- Landmarks
- School districts
- Political districts
- Record pension
- References
Map of Worth Township, IL, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Worth Township covers an area of 32.23 square miles (83.5 km2); of this, 31.85 square miles (82.5 km2) (98.83 percent) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2) (1.17 percent) is water.
The township covers 31.9 square miles (83 km2) and holds 62,042 dwellings as of the 2010 census. The population is 79.6% White (71.3% White Non-Hispanic), 9.9% Black, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.7% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6.2% some other race, and 2.2% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race made up 15.7% of the population.
Boundaries
Worth Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the west, 87th Street on the north, Western Avenue on the east and 135th Street on the south. The township, however, does not include the parts of the city of Chicago (namely, zip code 60655 which is mostly the Beverly and Mount Greenwood neighborhoods) that lie within these boundaries.
Governance
Worth Township is governed by 8 elected officials, chosen every four years. The current administration is:
Cities, towns, villages
The south edge of the city of Chicago is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.
Adjacent townships
Cemeteries
The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Beverly Memorial Park, Burr Oak, Chapel Hills Gardens South, Ever Rest (historical), Evergreen, First Evangelical Lutheran, Hazel Green, Holy Sepulchre, Lincoln, Mount Greenwood, Mount Hope, Oak Hill, Restvale, Saint Benedict Catholic and Saint Marys.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
Landmarks
School districts
Political districts
Record pension
In 2002, Lawrence Hupe, the Worth Township school treasurer, retired with one of the largest government pensions in Illinois after receiving annual bonuses exceeding 25% of his salary in the last five years of his 25-year service. At $153,835, Hupe's pension exceeded the state governor's salary. His employer, the Worth Township Board of School Trustees, reported to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund that Hupe took home an extra $302,000 above his salary between 1998 and 2002. Hupe claimed that the additional payments were in lieu of unused annual leave. Hupe's successor was paid a salary of $87,500, just 57% of Hupe's pension.