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Leyden Township
—  Township  —
Location in Cook County
Coordinates: 41°56′17″N 87°52′07″W / 41.93806°N 87.86861°W / 41.93806; -87.86861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
- Total	19.84 sq mi (51.39 km2)
- Land	19.84 sq mi (51.39 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	94,685
- Density	4,772.4/sq mi (1,842.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60018, 60068, 60131, 60160, 60164, 60171, 60176, 60656, 60706, 60707
GNIS feature ID	0429252

Leyden Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 94,685^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Leyden Township covers an area of 19.84 square miles (51.39 square kilometers).

Cities, towns, villages

• Bensenville
• Elmwood Park
• Franklin Park
• Melrose Park
• Norridge (west edge)
• Northlake
• Park Ridge (south edge)
• River Grove
• Rosemont (southeast three-quarters)
• Schiller Park

The west edge of the city of Chicago is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

Adjacent townships

• Maine Township (north)
• Norwood Park Township (northeast)
• Oak Park Township (southeast)
• River Forest Township (southeast)
• Proviso Township (south)
• York Township, DuPage County (southwest)
• Addison Township, DuPage County (west)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• Interstate 90
• Interstate 190
• Interstate 294
• U.S. Route 12
• Illinois Route 19
• Illinois Route 64

Landmarks

• O'Hare International Airport
• Cook County Forest Preserve (south quarter)

Political districts

• Illinois' 4th congressional district
• State House District 65
• State House District 77
• State Senate District 33
• State Senate District 39

References

• "Leyden 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:0429252. 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

• Leyden Township site
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Cool County official site

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