Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois

This article is about the Illinois township. For the village, see Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Township in Illinois, United States

Elk Grove Township

Township

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Motto:

"Empowering People Through Community"

Location in Cook County

Cook County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°01′47″N 87°58′38″W﻿ / ﻿42.02972°N 87.97722°W﻿ / 42.02972; -87.97722
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Cook
Area

• Total| 27.98 sq mi (72.5 km2)
• Land| 27.57 sq mi (71.4 km2)
• Water| 0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.48%
Elevation

| 705 ft (215 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 95,508
• Density| 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60005, 60007, 60008, 60016, 60018, 60056, 60067, 60173

FIPS code| 17-031-23243
Website| www.elkgrovetownship.com

Elk Grove Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 95,508 and it contained 40,299 housing units.[1] Elk Grove Township formerly housed the United Airlines headquarters.

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elk Grove Township has a total area of 27.98 square miles (72.47 km2), of which 27.57 square miles (71.41 km2) (or 98.52%) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2) (or 1.48%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Arlington Heights (south third)
* Des Plaines (west edge)
* Elk Grove Village (vast majority)
* Mount Prospect (southern portions)
* Rolling Meadows (lower third)
* Schaumburg (east edge)

### Unincorporated Towns

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* Schnells Corner at 42°01′42″N 87°59′14″W﻿ / ﻿42.028362°N 87.987289°W﻿ / 42.028362; -87.987289

### Adjacent townships

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* Wheeling Township (north)
* Maine Township (east)
* Addison Township, DuPage County (south)
* Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (southwest)
* Schaumburg Township (west)
* Palatine Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Elk Grove Cemetery.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 90
* Interstate 290
* U.S. Route 14
* Illinois Route 53
* Illinois Route 58
* Illinois Route 62
* Illinois Route 72
* Illinois Route 83

### Lakes

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* Busse Lake
* Fountain Lake
* Fred Hasse Lake

### Landmarks

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* Busse Woods Forest Preserve (vast majority)
* O'Hare International Airport
* United States Highway Army Reserve Center, Arlington Heights
* Elk Grove High School
* Rolling Meadows High School

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[3] there were 95,508 people, 35,760 households, and 23,896 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,413.56 inhabitants per square mile (1,317.98/km2). There were 40,299 housing units at an average density of 1,440.33 per square mile (556.11/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 62.09% White, 2.91% African American, 1.06% Native American, 13.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 11.10% from other races, and 9.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.42% of the population.

There were 35,760 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.35% were married couples living together, 9.36% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.18% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.18.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $71,778, and the median income for a family was $89,274. Males had a median income of $50,650 versus $38,631 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,568. About 5.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 94,969| | —
2010| 92,905| | −2.2%
2020| 95,508| | 2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## School districts

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* City of Chicago School District 299
* Township High School District 214
* Community Consolidated School District 59

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 6th congressional district
* State House District 48
* State House District 65
* State House District 66
* State Senate District 24
* State Senate District 33

## Economy

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Elk Grove Township formerly had the corporate headquarters of United Airlines. In 2006 United Airlines announced that it would be moving its headquarters and its 350 top executives from Elk Grove Township to 77 West Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop.[5][6] After the City of Chicago gave additional financial incentives, United proceeded to schedule a move of its remaining employees out of the former Elk Grove Township headquarters into the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) in Chicago in the northern hemisphere of fall 2010. Monica Davey of The New York Times said that the move may have contributed to United's decision to base the new merged airline out of Chicago instead of Houston.[7] The former headquarters is now a part of Mount Prospect, which annexed the land in the 2010s.[8][9] In December 2021, it was reported that United would sell the campus to CloudHQ, which plans to build a data center.[10] Many homes were razed in 2024 to make way for development.[11]

## References

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* "Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elk Grove township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
2. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. ^ Corfman, Thomas A., Greg Hinz, and Julie Jonsson. "United HQ heading for Chicago." Crain's Chicago Business. July 13, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.
6. ^ "United Airlines Foundation." United Airlines. February 5, 2006. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
7. ^ "Chicago Wins Prize as Home of Big Carrier." The New York Times. May 4, 2010. Retrieved on October 1, 2010.
8. ^ "Mount Prospect annexes part of United campus". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). May 16, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
9. ^ "Mount Prospect annexes United property, 44 more acres". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). January 19, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
10. ^ Comment, Dan Swinhoe. "United Airlines to sell Mount Prospect campus to CloudHQ, plans Elk Grove mega campus". www.datacenterdynamics.com. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
11. ^ Tom Robb (March 14, 2024). "4 Elk Grove Village-Owned Buildings Set For Razing". Journal & Topics Media Group. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

## External links

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* Chicago portal
* Illinois portal

* Elk Grove Township official website
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois
* Cook County official site

* v
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Municipalities and communities of Cook County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Chicago

Cities|

* Berwyn
* Blue Island
* Burbank
* Calumet City
* Chicago‡
* Chicago Heights
* 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

Map of Illinois highlighting Cook County

Towns|

* Cicero

Villages|

* Alsip
* Arlington Heights‡
* Barrington‡
* Barrington Hills‡
* Bartlett‡
* Bedford Park
* Bellwood
* Bensenville‡
* Berkeley
* Bridgeview
* Broadview
* Brookfield
* Buffalo Grove‡
* Burnham
* Burr Ridge‡
* Calumet Park
* Chicago Ridge
* Crestwood
* Deer Park‡
* Deerfield‡
* Dixmoor
* Dolton
* East Dundee‡
* East Hazel Crest
* 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
* Homer Glen‡
* Homewood
* Indian Head Park
* Inverness
* Justice
* Kenilworth
* La Grange
* La Grange Park
* 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
* 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

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

Unincorporated
communities|

* Central Stickney
* Hines
* Indian Hill
* La Grange Highlands
* Nottingham Park
* Sag Bridge
* Sutton

Other Communities|

* Orchard Place
* Techny

Footnotes|

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

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