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Lemont Township, Cook County, Illinois

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| official_name = Lemont Township

| settlement_type = Township

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| map_caption = Location in Cook County

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| map_caption1 = Cook County's location in Illinois

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| subdivision_name = United States

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| subdivision_name1 = Illinois

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Cook

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| area_total_sq_mi = 21.02

| area_land_sq_mi = 20.37

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.65

| area_water_percent = 3.10

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 22645

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| elevation_m = 223

| elevation_ft = 732

| coordinates = {{coord|41|39|52|N|87|57|49|W|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

| timezone = CST

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

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| postal_code = 60439, 60464, 60480

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| blank_info = 17-031-42808

| website = {{URL|www.lemonttownship.org}}

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Lemont Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,645 and it contained 8,580 housing units.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US1703142808 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=data.census.gov}}

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lemont Township has a total area of {{convert|21.02|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|20.37|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 96.90%) is land and {{convert|0.65|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 3.10%) is water.{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Census.gov}}

=Cities, towns, villages=

=Unincorporated towns=

  • Hastings at {{coord|41.681141|-87.971725|display=inline}}
  • Sag Bridge at {{coord|41.688244|-87.93182|display=inline}}

=Adjacent townships=

=Cemeteries=

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bethany Lutheran, Danish, Mount Vernon Memorial Park and Saint Matthew Evangelical Lutheran.

=Major highways=

=Airports and landing strips=

  • Lemont Fire Department Heliport
  • Lemont Industrial Park Airport

(Closed and demolished for residential subdivision)

=Rivers=

=Lakes=

  • Goose Lake
  • Holy Family Villa Lake

=Landmarks=

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 22,645 people, 7,500 households, and 5,927 families residing in the township. The population density was {{Convert|1,077.41|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 8,580 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|408.22|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the township was 89.41% White, 0.91% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.37% from other races, and 5.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.81% of the population.

There were 7,500 households, out of which 36.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.39% were married couples living together, 7.51% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.97% were non-families. 17.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.29.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $117,900, and the median income for a family was $135,191. Males had a median income of $72,618 versus $43,533 for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,465. About 4.5% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

{{US Census population

| 1960 = 6732

| 1970 = 8314

| 1980 = 8850

| 1990 = 11537

| 2000 = 18002

| 2010 = 21113

| 2020 = 22645

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}

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Political districts

References

  • {{cite gnis|0429244|Lemont Township, Cook County, Illinois|2010-01-10}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080405165306/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]

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External links

  • [http://www.lemonttownship.org Lemont Township official website]
  • [http://www.city-data.com/township/Lemont-Cook-IL.html City-Data.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516085659/http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/cook.html Illinois State Archives]
  • [http://www.toi.org/ Township Officials of Illinois]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070210030517/http://www.co.cook.il.us/ Cook County Official Site]

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Category:Townships in Cook County, Illinois

Category:Townships in Illinois