Riverside Township, Cook County, Illinois
Riverside Township | |
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| ZIP codes | 60130, 60513, 60534, 60546 |
| FIPS code | 17-031-64434 |
| GNIS feature ID | 429647[1] |
| Website | riversidetownship |
Riverside Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,664.[2]
History
Riverside Township was established on September 24, 1870 by the Cook County Board, being split from portions of Proviso Township.[3]
In 2023, during a debate on if all townships should be abolished across Cook County and possibly even Illinois, due to the perception of townships being an unnecessary tax burden to citizens, Riverside Township was used as a counter-example of a well run township which uses its taxes appropriately to service their community with a food bank and medical care.[4] However, in township public support for the government remains low, mostly to a drastic township tax hike in 2021 which saw 70% of residents see a tax hike, with 43% of them seeing their taxes increase from $1,000 to $5,000.[5]
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Riverside Township has a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.46 km2), of which 4.03 square miles (10.44 km2) (or 99.58%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 0.42%) is water.[6]
Cities, towns, villages
- Brookfield (northeast quarter)
- Lyons (far northeastern edge)
- North Riverside (east three-quarters)
- Riverside (vast majority)
Unincorporated Town
- Riverside Lawn at 41°49′24″N 87°49′09″W / 41.823236°N 87.819225°W
- East Grossdale at 41°49′35″N 87°50′05″W / 41.82642°N 87.834778°W
Adjacent townships
- Berwyn Township (east)
- Stickney Township (southeast)
- Lyons Township (southwest)
- Proviso Township (northwest)
Major highways
Rivers
Landmarks
- Brookfield Zoo
These
- Brookfield Woods (Eastern majority)
- McCormick Woods
- Zoo Woods
Demographics
As of the
There were 5,649 households, out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.96% were married couples living together, 13.21% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.49% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.18.
The township's age distribution consisted of 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $87,996, and the median income for a family was $115,962. Males had a median income of $63,795 versus $51,012 for females. The
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 8,769 | — | |
| 1940 | 10,364 | 18.2% | |
| 1950 | 13,636 | 31.6% | |
| 1960 | 17,875 | 31.1% | |
| 1970 | 18,475 | 3.4% | |
| 1980 | 15,930 | −13.8% | |
| 1990 | 15,240 | −4.3% | |
| 2000 | 15,704 | 3.0% | |
| 2010 | 15,594 | −0.7% | |
| 2020 | 16,664 | 6.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Political districts
- Illinois's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 08
- State House District 21
- State House District 41
- State Senate District 04
- State Senate District 11
- State Senate District 21
References
- "Riverside 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 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riverside Township, Cook County, Illinois
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "About Riverside Township". riversidetownship.org. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Secler, Ross. "Stop bad-mouthing township government". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Uphues, Bob. "70% of Riverside Township homeowners saw tax hike". Riverside Brookfield Landmark. Wednesday Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
