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Calumet Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cook County
Coordinates: 41°39′28″N 87°39′13″W / 41.65778°N 87.65361°W / 41.65778; -87.65361
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
- Total	4.74 sq mi (12.28 km2)
- Land	4.48 sq mi (11.62 km2)
- Water	0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)  5.37%
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	22,374
- Density	4,994.2/sq mi (1,925.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60406 60827
GNIS feature ID	0428750

Calumet Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 22,374^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Calumet Township covers an area of 4.74 square miles (12.28 square kilometers); of this, 4.48 square miles (11.62 square kilometers, 94.63 percent) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.66 square kilometers, 5.37 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Blue Island (east half)
• Calumet Park
• Riverdale

Adjacent townships

• Thornton Township (southeast)
• Bremen Township (southwest)
• Worth Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Cedar Park Cemetery.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• Illinois Route 1

Rivers

• Little Calumet River

Landmarks

• Calumet Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
• Whistler Preserve (Cook County Forest Preserves)

Political districts

• Illinois' 1st congressional district
• State House District 27
• State House District 28
• State House District 30
• State Senate District 14
• State Senate District 15

References

• "Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428750. Retrieved 2010-01-10.  
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Cook County Official Site

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