Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°56′17″N 87°52′07″W / 41.93806°N 87.86861°W / 41.93806; -87.86861
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Leyden Township
Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
60018, 60068, 60131, 60164, 60171, 60176, 60656, 60706, 60707
Area code(s)708/464, 847/224
FIPS code17-031-43120
Websitewww.leydentownship.com

Leyden Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 93,096 and it contained 35,824 housing units.[1]

Geography

Leyden Township is located just northwest of the city of Chicago, an edge of which (a stretch of land connecting O'Hare International Airport to the main body of the city) lies within the township but as a separate entity. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Leyden Township has a total area of 19.92 square miles (51.59 km2), all land.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Education

Leyden Township is home to Leyden High School District 212 which operates East and West Leyden High Schools and Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401. 16 public elementary schools operate within the township.

Leyden also contains Triton Community College located in River Grove.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Eden Memorial Park, Elmwood, Fairview Memorial, Memorial Estates and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 42.97% of the population.

There were 32,387 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.91% were married couples living together, 14.55% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.68% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.44.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,681, and the median income for a family was $78,411. Males had a median income of $42,950 versus $32,896 for females. The

poverty line
, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
196081,814—
197099,79322.0%
198091,572−8.2%
199089,142−2.7%
200094,8656.4%
201092,890−2.1%
202093,9061.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Political districts

References

  • "Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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