Orland Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Orland Township
Township
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Location in Cook County
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Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°36′06″N87°51′13″W / 41.60167°N 87.85361°W / 41.60167; -87.85361
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Area
 • Total36.39 sq mi (94.45 km2)
 • Land35.67 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Water0.72 sq mi (1.9 km2)  1.98%
Elevation
[1]
705 ft (215 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total98,246
 • Density2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60452, 60462, 60467, 60477, 60487
FIPS code 17-031-56614
Website orlandtownship.org

Orland Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 98,246. [2]

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Orland Township has a total area of 36.39 square miles (94.25 km2), of which 35.67 square miles (92.38 km2) (or 98.02%) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.86 km2) (or 1.98%) is water. [3] It includes the entire village of Orland Hills, almost all of Orland Park, as well as a large portion of Tinley Park.

Boundaries

Orland Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the east, 135th Street on the north, Will-Cook Road on the west (where Cook County and Will County share a border), and 183rd Street on the south (which is also the Cook-Will county border).

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Ghost Town

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cooper, German Methodist, Old German Methodist, Orland Park Memorial, and Tinley Park Memorial.

Major highways

Lakes

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [2] there were 98,246 people, 36,893 households, and 27,075 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,699.88 inhabitants per square mile (1,042.43/km2). There were 38,518 housing units at an average density of 1,058.51 per square mile (408.69/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 82.43% White, 3.80% African American, 0.19% Native American, 4.84% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.43% from other races, and 6.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.39% of the population.

There were 36,893 households, out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.67% were married couples living together, 8.19% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 26.61% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% 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 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $89,135, and the median income for a family was $106,267. Males had a median income of $61,760 versus $40,678 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,478. About 4.9% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 91,418—
2010 97,5586.7%
2020 98,2460.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Governance

Orland Township is governed by a township board of trustees sometimes called the township board or town board. The town board consists of five voting members and includes the elected township supervisor and four elected township trustees.

The town board is responsible for providing a budget and taxes sufficient to run the operations of the township government each year. The supervisor is a voting member of the town board but is also the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the township.

The township clerk, assessor and highway commissioner are elected officials; however, they do not have a vote on the town board.

The township supervisor is the chief executive officer of the township and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the township along with the following other duties:

Current township elected officials [5]
NameElected position
Paul O'GradySupervisor
Cindy MurrayClerk
Rich KellyAssessor
Antonio RubinoHighway Commissioner
Patrick FeldnerTrustee
Michael MarateaTrustee
Maria SanfilippoTrustee
John LynchTrustee

Politics

United States presidential election results for Orland Township, Cook County, Illinois (2000–2016) [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2016 24,84150.90%21,71144.49%2,2484.61%
2012 25,52355.66%19,80043.18%5341.16%
2008 24,24250.34%23,44548.68%4700.98%
2004 14,16443.76%17,85655.16%3511.08%
2000 16,65043.95%20,61654.42%6171.63%

Political districts

The following political districts contain portions of the township:

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orland Township, Cook County, Illinois
  2. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Elected Officials". Orland Township. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000" (PDF). dev-drupal.cookcountyclerk-test.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "FINAL RESULTS PRECINCT CANVASS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Suburban Cook County Election Results November 04, 2008 Presidential General Election Pres and Vice Pres Township & Precinct Results". results.cookcountyclerkil.gov. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Suburban Cook County Election Results November 06, 2012 Presidential General Election President & Vice President, U.S. Township & Precinct Results". results1112.cookcountyclerkil.gov. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Suburban Cook County Election Results November 06, 2012 Presidential General Election President & Vice President, U.S. Township & Precinct Results". results1116.cookcountyclerkil. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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