Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois
Rich Township | |
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ZIP codes | 60422, 60423, 60429, 60430, 60443, 60461, 60466, 60471, 60477, 60478 |
FIPS code | 17-031-63498 |
Website | www |
Rich Township is one of 29
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rich Township covers an area of 36.59 square miles (94.8 km2); of this, 36.36 square miles (94.2 km2) (99.36 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (0.64 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- Country Club Hills (south half)
- Flossmoor (west three-quarters)
- Frankfort (small portion)
- Hazel Crest (small portion)
- Homewood (small portion)
- Matteson
- Olympia Fields (vast majority)
- Park Forest (north three-quarters)
- Richton Park
- Tinley Park (small portion)
- University Park (small portion)
Unincorporated towns
- Flossmoor Highlands at 41°32′44″N 87°42′50″W / 41.54564°N 87.7138°W
Adjacent townships
- Bremen Township (north)
- Thornton Township (northeast)
- Bloom Township (east)
- Monee Township, Will County (south)
- Green Garden Township, Will County (southwest)
- Frankfort Township, Will County (west)
- Orland Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Coopers Grove, Elliott Family, Lutheran, New German Evangelical Zion, Saint Anne, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Saint Pauls Evangelical Reform and Zion Evangelical Lutheran.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center Heliport
- Prosperi Airport (historical)
Other Places
Landmarks
- Augustinian Seminary
- South Green Belt Forest Preserve (vast majority)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 67,816 | — | |
2010 | 76,727 | 13.1% | |
2020 | 76,138 | −0.8% |
As of the
There were 29,269 households, out of which 27.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.13% were married couples living together, 16.68% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.01% were non-families. 36.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.43.
The township's age distribution consisted of 22.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $73,483, and the median income for a family was $91,173. Males had a median income of $56,635 versus $43,458 for females. The
Political districts
- Illinois's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 37
- State House District 38
- State House District 80
- State Senate District 19
- State Senate District 40
Education
- Rich Township High School
- Southland College Preparatory Charter High School
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School
- Elementary School District 159
- Country Club Hills School District 160
- Flossmoor School District 161
- Matteson School District 162
- Park Forest School District 163
References
- "Rich 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
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.