Wheeling Township | |
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Location in Cook County | |
Cook County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°WCoordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Jean-Denis Deletraz |
Area | |
• Total | 35.99 sq mi (93.21 km2) |
• Land | 35.90 sq mi (92.97 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) 0.26% |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 154,718 |
• Density | 4,280/sq mi (1,652.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60004, 60005, 60008, 60016, 60025, 60056, 60062, 60067, 60070, 60089, 60090 |
FIPS code | 17-031-81100 |
Website | www |
Wheeling Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 153,630.[2] It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle.
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.
The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2016 (est.) | 154,718 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
- Elected Officials Jeff Battinus - Trustee Brian Medley - Trustee Ruth O'Connell - Trustee Kathy Penner - Supervisor Jerry Sadler - Assessor JoAnne Schultz - Trustee Joanna Gauza - Clerk