Lemont Township, Cook County, Illinois

Lemont Township
Township
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°39′52″N 87°57′49″W / 41.66444°N 87.96361°WCoordinates: 41°39′52″N 87°57′49″W / 41.66444°N 87.96361°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
• Total	21.07 sq mi (54.57 km^2)
• Land	20.40 sq mi (52.83 km^2)
• Water	0.67 sq mi (1.74 km^2)  3.19%
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	21,113
• Density	1,002/sq mi (386.8/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60439, 60464, 60480
GNIS feature ID	0429244
Website	www.lemonttownship.org

Lemont Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,113.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lemont Township covers an area of 21.07 square miles (54.6 km²); of this, 20.4 square miles (53 km²) (96.81 percent) is land and 0.67 square miles (1.7 km²) (3.19 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Lemont
• Palos Park (west edge)
• Willow Springs
• Woodridge

Adjacent townships

• Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (north)
• Lyons Township (northeast)
• Palos Township (east)
• Orland Township (southeast)
• Homer Township, Will County (south)
• Lockport Township, Will County (southwest)
• DuPage Township, Will County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bethany Lutheran, Danish, Mount Vernon Memorial Park and Saint Matthew Evangelical Lutheran.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 83
• Illinois Route 171

Airports and landing strips

• Lemont Fire Department Heliport
• Lemont Industrial Park Airport

(Closed and demolished for residential subdivision)

Rivers

• Des Plaines River

Lakes

• Goose Lake

Landmarks

• Black Partridge Forest
• Red Gate Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
• Sag Quarries Forest Preserve
• Tampier Slough Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)

Political districts

• Illinois's 13th congressional district
• State House District 82
• State Senate District 41

References

• "Lemont Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lemont township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013.

External links

• Lemont Township official website
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Cook County Official Site