Bloom Township, Cook County, Illinois
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Bloom Township is one of thirty townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 93,901.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, Bloom Township covers an area of 46.86 square miles (121.4 km²); of this, 46.59 square miles (120.7 km²) (99.43 percent) is land and 0.26 square mile (0.6733969086 km²) (0.56 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Chicago Heights
    Chicago Heights, Illinois
    Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 31,373 at the 2005 census. Chicago Heights is nicknamed 'Crossroads of the Nation'.-History:...

  • Flossmoor
    Flossmoor, Illinois
    Flossmoor is a village in south suburban Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,464 at the 2010 census.The village is renowned for the quality and architectural variety of its housing stock, as well as its proximity to numerous country clubs. It prides itself on being a...

  • Ford Heights
    Ford Heights, Illinois
    Ford Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 3,227...

  • Glenwood
    Glenwood, Illinois
    Glenwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,000 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glenwood is located at ....

     (vast majority)
  • Homewood
    Homewood, Illinois
    Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,543 at the 2000 census. Homewood is a sister city to Homewood, Alabama.- Geography :...

  • Lansing
    Lansing, Illinois
    Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Lansing is a southern suburb of Chicago. The population was 28,332 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Lynwood
    Lynwood, Illinois
    Lynwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,377 at the 2000 census.Lynwood was founded in 1959. The Village is surrounded by Lansing to the north, Glenwood to the west, Sauk Village to the south, and Munster and Dyer, Indiana to the east. The Indiana state...

  • Olympia Fields
    Olympia Fields, Illinois
    Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, and is also noteworthy as one of the wealthiest majority black communities in the United States...

  • Park Forest
    Park Forest, Illinois
    Park Forest is a village located south of Chicago in Cook County and Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 23,462...

  • Sauk Village
    Sauk Village, Illinois
    Sauk Village is a village in Cook County and small parcel south of 231st St. in Will County, Illinois. The population was 10,411 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sauk Village is located at ....

     (vast majority)
  • South Chicago Heights
    South Chicago Heights, Illinois
    South Chicago Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,970 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Chicago Heights is located at ....

  • Steger
    Steger, Illinois
    The village of Steger lies along the dividing line on the south end of Cook County and north end of Will County in the U.S. state of Illinois...


Adjacent townships

  • Thornton Township (north)
  • North Township, Lake County, Indiana
    North Township, Lake County, Indiana
    North Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 162,855.-External links:* *...

     (northeast)
  • St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana
    St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana
    St. John Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 66,741.-External links:* *...

     (east)
  • Crete Township, Will County
    Crete Township, Will County, Illinois
    Crete Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 23,589 at the 2000 census. Washington Township was formed from a portion of Crete.- External links :****...

     (south)
  • Monee Township, Will County
    Monee Township, Will County, Illinois
    Monee Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 13,294 at the 2000 census. Monee Township used to be known as Carcy Township, but the name was changed at an unknown date.- External links :****...

     (southwest)
  • Rich Township
    Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois
    Rich Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 67,623.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Rich Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Country Club Hills*...

     (west)
  • Bremen Township
    Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois
    Bremen Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 109,575. It was organized in 1850 and is located southwest of Chicago, Illinois in southern Cook County...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Assumption, Bloom Presbyterian, Calvary, Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens, Saint James Catholic and Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran.

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 30
    U.S. Route 30
    U.S. Route 30 is an east–west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. It is the third longest U.S. route, after U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6. The western end of the highway is at Astoria, Oregon; the...

  • Illinois Route 1
    Illinois Route 1
    Illinois Route 1 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, it is also the longest state road, starting on the south side of Chicago as Halsted Street at the intersection with 95th Street, south to a free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-In-Rock on...

  • Illinois Route 394
    Illinois Route 394
    Illinois Route 394 is a four-lane state freeway that travels south from Thornton at the Interstate 294/Interstate 94/Interstate 80 interchange to Illinois Route 1 south of Steger and Crete. Before taking the Illinois 394 route, it was known as Illinois 1...


Airports and landing strips

  • Lansing Municipal Airport
  • Mulderink Heliport
  • Raeco Heliport
  • Saint James Hospital and Health Centers Heliport

Political districts

  • Illinois' 2nd congressional district
  • State House District 29
  • State House District 30
  • State House District 80
  • State Senate District 15
  • State Senate District 40

External links

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