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Norwood Park Township
— Township —
Location in Cook County
Coordinates: 41°58′06″N 87°49′04″W / 41.96833°N 87.81778°W / 41.96833; -87.81778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
- Total	3.67 sq mi (9.51 km²)
- Land	3.67 sq mi (9.51 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	26,176
- Density	7,132.4/sq mi (2,752.5/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60068, 60631, 60656, 60706
GNIS feature ID	0429467

Norwood Park Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 26,176^[1]. Serial killer John Wayne Gacy lived in an unincorporated part of the township during the 1970s.

1 Geography
2 Political districts
3 References
4 External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Norwood Park Township covers an area of 3.67 square miles (9.51 square kilometers).

Cities, towns, villages

Harwood Heights
Norridge (vast majority)
Park Ridge (southeast edge)

Adjacent townships

Leyden Township (southwest)
Maine Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Acacia Park and Westlawn Jewish.

Major highways

Political districts

Illinois' 9th congressional district
State House District 19
State House District 20
State House District 65
State Senate District 10
State Senate District 33

References

^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

Municipalities and communities of Cook County, Illinois

County seat: Chicago

Cities	Berwyn \| Blue Island \| Burbank \| Calumet City \| Chicago Heights \| Chicago‡ \| Country Club Hills \| Countryside \| Des Plaines \| Elgin‡ \| Elmhurst‡ \| Evanston \| Harvey \| Hickory Hills \| Hometown \| Markham \| Northlake \| Oak Forest \| Palos Heights \| Palos Hills \| Park Ridge \| Prospect Heights \| Rolling Meadows

Town	Cicero

Villages	Alsip \| Arlington Heights‡ \| Barrington Hills‡ \| Barrington‡ \| Bartlett‡ \| Bedford Park \| Bellwood \| Bensenville‡ \| Berkeley \| Bridgeview \| Broadview \| Brookfield \| Buffalo Grove‡ \| Burnham \| Burr Ridge‡ \| Calumet Park \| Chicago Ridge \| Crestwood \| Deerfield‡ \| Deer Park‡ \| Dixmoor \| Dolton \| East Hazel Crest \| East Dundee‡ \| Elk Grove Village‡ \| Elmwood Park \| Evergreen Park \| Flossmoor \| Ford Heights \| Forest Park \| Forest View \| Frankfort‡ \| Franklin Park \| Glencoe \| Glenview \| Glenwood \| Golf \| Hanover Park‡ \| Harwood Heights \| Hazel Crest \| Hillside \| Hinsdale‡ \| Hodgkins \| Hoffman Estates‡ \| Homewood \| Indian Head Park \| Inverness \| Justice \| Kenilworth \| La Grange Park \| La Grange \| Lansing \| Lemont‡ \| Lincolnwood \| Lynwood \| Lyons \| Matteson‡ \| Maywood \| McCook \| Melrose Park \| Merrionette Park \| Midlothian \| Morton Grove \| Mount Prospect \| Niles \| Norridge \| North Riverside \| Northbrook \| Northfield \| Oak Brook‡ \| Oak Lawn \| Oak Park \| Olympia Fields \| Orland Hills \| Orland Park‡ \| Palatine \| Palos Park \| Park Forest‡ \| Phoenix \| Posen \| Richton Park \| River Forest \| River Grove \| Riverdale \| Riverside \| Robbins \| Roselle‡ \| Rosemont \| Sauk Village‡ \| Schaumburg‡ \| Schiller Park \| Skokie \| South Barrington \| South Chicago Heights \| South Holland \| Steger‡ \| Stickney \| Stone Park \| Streamwood \| Summit \| Thornton \| Tinley Park‡ \| University Park‡ \| Westchester \| Western Springs \| Wheeling‡ \| Willow Springs‡ \| Wilmette \| Winnetka \| Woodridge‡ \| Worth

Townships	Barrington \| Berwyn \| Bloom \| Bremen \| Calumet \| Cicero \| Elk Grove \| Evanston \| Hanover \| Lemont \| Leyden \| Lyons \| Maine \| New Trier \| Niles \| Northfield \| Norwood Park \| Oak Park \| Orland \| Palatine \| Palos \| Proviso \| Rich \| River Forest \| Riverside \| Schaumburg \| Stickney \| Thornton \| Wheeling \| Worth

Unincorporated communities	Hines \| La Grange Highlands

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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