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Township in Illinois, United States
Riverside Township
Township
Official seal of Riverside Townshiplogo
Location in Cook CountyLocation in Cook County
Cook County's location in IllinoisCook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°50′09″N 87°49′24″W / 41.83583°N 87.82333°W / 41.83583; -87.82333
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Government
 • SupervisorVera A. Wilt
Area
 • Total4.04 sq mi (10.5 km)
 • Land4.03 sq mi (10.4 km)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km)  0.42%
Elevation617 ft (188 m)
Population
 • Total16,664
 • Density4,100/sq mi (1,600/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes60130, 60513, 60534, 60546
FIPS code17-031-64434
GNIS feature ID429647
Websiteriversidetownship.org

Riverside Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,664.

History

Riverside Township was established on September 24, 1870 by the Cook County Board, being split from portions of Proviso Township.

In 2023, during a debate on if all townships should be abolished across Cook County and possibly even Illinois, due to the perception of townships being an unnecessary tax burden to citizens, Riverside Township was used as a counter-example of a well run township which uses its taxes appropriately to service their community with a food bank and medical care. However, in township public support for the government remains low, mostly to a drastic township tax hike in 2021 which saw 70% of residents see a tax hike, with 43% of them seeing their taxes increase from $1,000 to $5,000.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Riverside Township has a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.46 km), of which 4.03 square miles (10.44 km) (or 99.58%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) (or 0.42%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated Town

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Rivers

Lakes

  • Swan Lake

Landmarks

These Cook County Forest Preserves Woods

  • Brookfield Woods (Eastern majority)
  • McCormick Woods
  • Zoo Woods

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 16,664 people, 5,649 households, and 4,096 families residing in the township. The population density was 4,121.69 inhabitants per square mile (1,591.39/km). There were 6,687 housing units at an average density of 1,653.97 per square mile (638.60/km). The racial makeup of the township was 72.64% White, 3.06% African American, 0.77% Native American, 2.46% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 7.89% from other races, and 13.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.43% of the population.

There were 5,649 households, out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.96% were married couples living together, 13.21% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.49% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.18.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $87,996, and the median income for a family was $115,962. Males had a median income of $63,795 versus $51,012 for females. The per capita income for the township was $46,224. About 2.6% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19308,769—
194010,36418.2%
195013,63631.6%
196017,87531.1%
197018,4753.4%
198015,930−13.8%
199015,240−4.3%
200015,7043.0%
201015,594−0.7%
202016,6646.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

Political districts

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riverside Township, Cook County, Illinois
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. "About Riverside Township". riversidetownship.org. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. Secler, Ross. "Stop bad-mouthing township government". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  5. Uphues, Bob. "70% of Riverside Township homeowners saw tax hike". Riverside Brookfield Landmark. Wednesday Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Cook County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Chicago
Cities
Map of Illinois highlighting Cook County
Towns
Villages
Townships

Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago

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