Niles Township, Cook County, Illinois

Niles Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°01′56″N 87°45′30″W / 42.03222°N 87.75833°W / 42.03222; -87.75833Coordinates: 42°01′56″N 87°45′30″W / 42.03222°N 87.75833°W / 42.03222; -87.75833
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
- Total	21.25 sq mi (55.05 km2)
- Land	21.25 sq mi (55.05 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	102,638
- Density	4,830/sq mi (1,864.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60025, 60029, 60053, 60076, 60077, 60091, 60201, 60202, 60203, 60645, 60712, 60714
GNIS feature ID	0429447

Niles Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 102,638^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Niles Township covers an area of 21.25 square miles (55.0 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Glenview
• Golf
• Lincolnwood
• Morton Grove (east three-quarters)
• Niles (southeast half)
• Skokie

Adjacent townships

• New Trier Township (north)
• Evanston Township (east)
• Maine Township (west)
• Northfield Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Beth Jacob, Dewes, Memorial, New Light, Saint Adelbert, Saint Matthews, Saint Pauls Lutheran and Saint Peters Catholic.

Major highways

• Interstate 94
• U.S. Route 14
• U.S. Route 41
• Illinois Route 43
• Illinois Route 50
• Illinois Route 58

Airports and landing strips

• Lincolnwood Town Center Heliport

Education

• Oakton Community College

Political districts

• Illinois' 9th congressional district
• State House District 15
• State House District 16
• State House District 17
• State House District 18
• State House District 20
• State Senate District 08
• State Senate District 09
• State Senate District 10

References

• "Niles Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429447. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Cook County official site
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois