Northfield Township, Cook County, Illinois

Northfield 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 82,880. The township office is located in the Passport Plaza Building in Glenview

Glenview, Cook County, Illinois

Glenview is a suburban village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 41,847...

. The township was established on April 2, 1850.

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...

, Northfield Township covers an area of 34.64 square miles (89.7 km²); of this, 34.3 square miles (88.8 km²) (99.02 percent) is land and 0.34 square mile (0.8805959574 km²) (0.99 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Deerfield
Deerfield, Illinois
Deerfield is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States and is located approximately 25 miles north of Chicago, Illinois. A portion of the village is in Cook County, Illinois, United States...
Glencoe
Glencoe, Illinois
Glencoe is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 8,723. Glencoe is located on suburban Chicago's North Shore. Glencoe is located within the New Trier High School District. Glencoe is regarded as one of the most affluent suburbs on...
Glenview
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois
Glenview is a suburban village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 41,847...
Northbrook
Northbrook, Illinois
Northbrook is a village located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, which is also a North Shore suburb of Chicago. The population was 33,170 at the 2010 census....

(vast majority)
Northfield
Northfield, Illinois
Northfield is an affluent village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately north of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 5,389...

(west three-quarters)
Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights, Illinois
Prospect Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, which is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,081 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Prospect Heights is located at ....

(east edge)
Wilmette
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located north of Chicago's downtown district and has a population of 27,651. Wilmette is considered a bedroom community in the North Shore district...

(west edge)

Adjacent townships

Moraine Township, Lake County
Moraine Township, Lake County, Illinois
Moraine Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 34,538. Moraine Township was originally called Deerfield Township, but the name was changed on October 29, 1998.-Geography:...

(north)
West Deerfield Township, Lake County
West Deerfield Township, Lake County, Illinois
West Deerfield Township is located in Lake County, Illinois. The population was 31,794 at the 2000 census. West Deerfield Township was formed from former Deerfield Township in 1888.- Economy :...

(north)
New Trier Township (east)
Niles Township
Niles Township, Cook County, Illinois
Niles Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 102,638.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Niles Township covers an area of .-Cities, towns, villages:* Glenview...

(southeast)
Maine Township
Maine Township, Cook County, Illinois
Maine Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 135,623 at the 2000 census. The township was founded in 1850....

(southwest)
Wheeling Township
Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois
Wheeling Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 155,834. It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle.-Geography:...

(west)
Vernon Township, Lake County
Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois
Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 65,355.-Geography:Vernon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.26 percent is water. The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township...

(northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: North Northfield, Northfield Union, Oak Wood, Sacred Heart, Saint Johns, Saint Marys and Sunset Memorial Lawns.

Major highways

Interstate 94
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
Interstate 294
Interstate 294
Interstate 294 is a tolled Interstate Highway in northeastern Illinois, U.S.A.. It forms the southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. I-294 runs from South Holland at Interstates 80 and 94, and Illinois Route 394 to Northbrook at I-94. Interstate 294 is long; are shared with I-80....
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S...
U.S. Route 45
U.S. Route 45
U.S. Route 45 is a north–south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as ....
Illinois Route 68
Illinois Route 68
Illinois Route 68 is an east–west state highway in northeast Illinois. It runs east from Illinois Route 72 in the Dundee area to the Interstate 94/U.S. Route 41 concurrency in Glencoe. This is a distance of ....

Political districts

Illinois' 10th congressional district
Illinois' 10th congressional district
The 10th congressional district of Illinois lies in the northeast corner of the state and mostly comprises northern suburbs of Chicago. It was created after the 1860 census, but was redistricted after the 2010 census...
State House District 15
State House District 17
State House District 57
State House District 58
State House District 59
State Senate District 08
State Senate District 09
State Senate District 29
State Senate District 30

External links

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