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Proviso Township |
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— Township — |
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Location in Cook County |
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Coordinates: 41°51′52″N 87°52′14″W / 41.86444°N
87.87056°W / 41.86444;
-87.87056 |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
Illinois |
| County |
Cook |
| Government |
| - Type |
Township |
| - Supervisor |
Michael Corrigan |
| Area |
| - Total |
29.68 sq mi (76.86 km2) |
| - Land |
29.68 sq mi (76.86 km2) |
| - Water |
0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation |
627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2000) |
| - Total |
155,831 |
| - Density |
5,250.4/sq mi (2,027.5/km2) |
| Time zone |
CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) |
CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes |
60104, 60126, 60130,
60141, 60153, 60154, 60155, 60160, 60162, 60163, 60164, 60165,
60305, 60513, 60521, 60525, 60526, 60546, 60558 |
| Area code(s) |
708 |
| GNIS feature
ID |
0429608 |
| Website |
http://provisotownship.illinois.gov |
Proviso Township is one of thirty townships in Cook
County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000
census, its population was 155,831[1]. It was
organized in 1850 and originally
named Taylor, but shortly afterward its name was changed to make
reference to the Wilmot Proviso, a contemporary piece of
legislation intended to stop the spread of slavery.[2]
The Proviso Township government office is located at 4565 W.
Harrison Street, Hillside, IL 60162.
Geography
According to the United States Census
Bureau, Proviso Township covers an area of 29.68 square miles
(76.86 square kilometers).
Cities, towns,
villages
Adjacent
townships
Cemeteries
The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Concordia,
Forest Home, Free Sons of Israel, Glen Oak, Immanuel, Joseph and
Sons Incorporaed, Menorah, Mount Carmel, Oak Ridge, Old Settlers,
Parkholm, Queen of Heaven, Waldheim, Waldheim and Woodlawn.
Major
highways
Airports and landing
strips
Landmarks
Education
The following public high school districts serve portions of
Proviso Township: Lyons Township (La Grange Park and Western
Springs), Riverside-Brookfield (Brookfield and part of North
Riverside) and Proviso Township High Schools (all of the remaining
communities, plus part of North Riverside).
Political
districts
- Illinois' 3rd congressional district
- State House District 07
- State House District 08
- State House District 21
- State House District 41
- State House District 77
- State House District 78
- State Senate District 04
- State Senate District 11
- State Senate District 21
- State Senate District 39
Company B of the 192nd
Tank Battalion
Some graduates of the early 1940s were members of Company B of
the 192nd Tank Battalion, an Illinois National Guard
Unit, whose involvement in the Bataan Death March during World War II, has
been commemorated every year in Maywood since 1942. 137 township
residents were killed or captured during the event.[3]
References
- ^
United States Census Bureau
American FactFinder
- ^
History of Cook County,
Illinois, ed. Weston A. Goodspeed and Daniel D. Healy
(Chicago, 1909), pp. 299-300.
- ^
[Geserick, June; MAYWOOD SHOWS SONS IT WON'T FORGET
HEROISM :30,000 See Ceremonies of Bataan Day; 13
September 1942; Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963);
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1986).
(Document ID: 473319512); accessed 22 July 2009]
External
links
Interstate 88
Interstate 290
Interstate 294
U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 34
Illinois Route 38
Illinois Route 64
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