Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
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.
, 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 mile (0.2330989299 km²) (0.26 percent) is water.
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 155,834. 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 BureauUnited 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...
, 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 mile (0.2330989299 km²) (0.26 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- Arlington HeightsArlington Heights, IllinoisArlington Heights is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles northwest of the city's downtown. The population was 75,101 at the 2010 census....
- Buffalo GroveBuffalo Grove, IllinoisBuffalo Grove is an affluent village located in the northern suburbs of Chicago, and in Cook and Lake counties in Illinois, United States. The town was named for Buffalo Creek, which was itself named for bison bones found in the area....
- Des PlainesDes Plaines, IllinoisDes Plaines is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has adopted the official nickname of "City of Destiny." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,720. It is a suburb of Chicago, and is next to O'Hare International Airport...
- GlenviewGlenview, Cook County, IllinoisGlenview 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...
- Mount ProspectMount Prospect, IllinoisMount Prospect is a village in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships in Cook County, Illinois, about northwest of downtown Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 54,167.-Geography:...
- NorthbrookNorthbrook, IllinoisNorthbrook 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....
- PalatinePalatine, IllinoisPalatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479, making it the sixth-largest community in Cook County and the 16th-largest in the state of Illinois at that time...
(east of Hwy 53Illinois Route 53Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. Route 53 runs south from Long Grove at Illinois Route 83 to Gardner at Interstate 55 west of old U.S. Highway 66, a distance of...
) - Prospect HeightsProspect Heights, IllinoisProspect 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 ....
(vast majority) - Rolling MeadowsRolling Meadows, IllinoisRolling Meadows is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,607 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rolling Meadows is located at ....
- WheelingWheeling, IllinoisWheeling is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 34,496 at the 2000 census, and 38,555 at the 2006 special village census.-Geography:Wheeling is located at ....
(vast majority)
Adjacent townships
- Vernon Township, Lake CountyVernon Township, Lake County, IllinoisVernon 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...
(north) - West Deerfield Township, Lake CountyWest Deerfield Township, Lake County, IllinoisWest 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 :...
(northeast) - Northfield TownshipNorthfield Township, Cook County, IllinoisNorthfield Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 82,880. The township office is located in the Passport Plaza Building in Glenview...
(east) - Maine TownshipMaine Township, Cook County, IllinoisMaine 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....
(southeast) - Elk Grove TownshipElk Grove Township, Cook County, IllinoisElk Grove Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 94,969. Elk Grove Township formerly housed the United Airlines headquarters.-Geography:...
(south) - Palatine TownshipPalatine Township, Cook County, IllinoisPalatine Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 112,740. It is the north central township of the six northwest townships that form the Cook County panhandle...
(west) - Ela Township, Lake CountyEla Township, Lake County, IllinoisEla Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 39,688.-History:The township form of government, modeled after the New England town meeting, was established in the United States after 1785, when federal legislation authorized states to create...
(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
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U.S. Route 12U.S. Route 12U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east–west United States highway, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, for almost . As a thoroughfare, it has mostly been supplanted by I-90 and I-94, but remains an important road for local travel.The... -
U.S. Route 14U.S. Route 14U.S. Route 14 , an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles , but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles . For much of its length, it runs roughly parallel to Interstate 90.As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in... -
U.S. Route 45U.S. Route 45U.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 21Illinois Route 21Illinois Route 21 is an arterial north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 43 in Niles to U.S. Route 41 north of Gurnee. Illinois 21 is 28.13 miles long.... -
Illinois Route 68Illinois Route 68Illinois 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 .... -
Illinois Route 83Illinois Route 83Illinois Route 83 is a major north–south state road in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Highway 30 by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Highway 83. Incidentally, this alignment is concentric with Interstate 294...
Landmarks
- Hersey High School
- Prospect High School
- Buffalo Grove High School
- Wheeling High School
Political districts
- Illinois' 10th congressional districtIllinois' 10th congressional districtThe 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 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