Wheeling Township
Township
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°W / 42.11028; -87.94750Coordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°W / 42.11028; -87.94750
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.wheelingtownship.com

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.

Geography

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.

Cities, towns, villages

• Arlington Heights
• Buffalo Grove
• Des Plaines (northwestern edge)
• Glenview
• Mount Prospect (northern edge)
• Northbrook
• Palatine (east of Hwy 53)
• Prospect Heights (vast majority)
• Rolling Meadows
• Wheeling (vast majority)

Adjacent townships

• Vernon Township, Lake County (north)
• West Deerfield Township, Lake County (northeast)
• Northfield Township (east)
• Maine Township (southeast)
• Elk Grove Township (south)
• Palatine Township (west)
• Ela Township, Lake County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling.

Major highways

• 
  U.S. Route 12
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  U.S. Route 14
• 
  U.S. Route 45
• 
  Illinois Route 21
• 
  Illinois Route 68
• 
  Illinois Route 83

Airports and landing strips

• Chicago Executive Airport

Lakes

• Potawatomi Lake

Landmarks

• Hersey High School
• Prospect High School
• Buffalo Grove High School
• Wheeling High School

Demographics

Political districts

• Illinois' 8th congressional district
• Illinois' 9th congressional district
• Illinois' 10th congressional district
• State House District 53
• State House District 57
• State House District 59
• State House District 66
• State Senate District 27
• State Senate District 29
• State Senate District 30
• State Senate District 33

- Elected Officials Jeff Battinus - Trustee Brian Medley - Trustee Ruth O'Connell - Trustee Kathy Penner - Supervisor Jerry Sadler - Assessor JoAnne Schultz - Trustee Joanna Gauza - Clerk