Stickney Township, Illinois

Stickney Township
Township
Flag of Stickney Township
Flag
Official seal of Stickney Township
Seal
Location in Cook County
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°46′24″N 87°46′07″W / 41.77333°N 87.76861°W / 41.77333; -87.76861
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Established1901
Area
 • Total12.67 sq mi (32.8 km2)
 • Land12.48 sq mi (32.3 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)  1.52%
Elevation
[1]
614 ft (187 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total41,514
 • Density3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60402, 60455, 60459, 60629, 60638, 60804
FIPS code17-031-72689
Websitewww.townshipofstickney.org

Stickney Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,514,[2] with approximately 71% of that total living in the city of Burbank (pop. 29,439).[3]

Township offices are located at 5635 W. State Road in Burbank. Other municipalities in the township include Stickney (pop. 7,110)[4] and Forest View (pop. 792),[5] and the largely industrial eastern half of Bedford Park, as well as some small portions of Bridgeview. The unincorporated communities of Central Stickney and Nottingham Park are also within the township. Stickney Township's approximate borders are Pershing Road (39th Street) on the north, Cicero Avenue on the east, 87th Street on the south, and Harlem Avenue on the west, excepting those areas in the Chicago communities of Garfield Ridge and Clearing (which include Chicago Midway International Airport), but also including the area between Laramie and Cicero Avenues as far north as 35th Street, where Hawthorne Race Course is located. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, designated a National Historic District in 2011, passes through the northwest corner of the township.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stickney Township, Illinois
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2023.