Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois

Norwood Park Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°58′06″N 87°49′04″W / 41.96833°N 87.81778°W / 41.96833; -87.81778Coordinates: 41°58′06″N 87°49′04″W / 41.96833°N 87.81778°W / 41.96833; -87.81778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
– Total	3.67 sq mi (9.51 km2)
– Land	3.67 sq mi (9.51 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	26,176
– Density	7,132.4/sq mi (2,752.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60068, 60631, 60656, 60706
GNIS feature ID	0429467

Norwood Park Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 26,176^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Norwood Park Township covers an area of 3.67 square miles (9.5 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Harwood Heights
• Norridge
• Park Ridge (southeast edge)

Adjacent townships

• Leyden Township (southwest)
• Maine Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Acacia Park and Westlawn Jewish.

Major highways

• Interstate 90
• Illinois Route 19
• Illinois Route 43

Political districts

• Illinois' 9th congressional district
• State House District 19
• State House District 20
• State House District 65
• State Senate District 10
• State Senate District 33

References

• "Norwood Park 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:0429467. 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

	Chicago portal
	Illinois portal

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois