Lyons Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 111,688, with its most populous municipalities including La Grange (pop. 15,550),

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(pop. 12,926) and

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(pop. 11,054). Lyons Township was established in 1850. The village of

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, almost all of which lies within the township, is often confused with it. The township hall is located at 6404 S. Joliet Road in

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. Other township municipalities include Indian Head Park, Hodgkins and McCook, as well as major portions of Western Springs, Brookfield, Bridgeview, Burr Ridge and Willow Springs. Lyons Township's approximate borders are Harlem Avenue (

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) on the east, the line of 39th Street (Southview Avenue, Brewster Avenue) on the north, the DuPage County boundary (County Line Road) on the west, and the line of 87th Street on the south, except west of Willow Springs, where it follows the

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to the DuPage county line. The

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, designated a National Historic District in 2011, passes through the township from southwest to northeast.

Geography

According to the

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, Lyons Township covers an area of ; of this, (98.44 percent) is land and (1.56 percent) is water.

Borders

Lyons Township is bordered on the north by

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and Riverside Townships, on the east by Stickney Township and the

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communities of Garfield Ridge and Clearing, on the south by Palos Township, and on the west by Downers Grove Township in DuPage County.

Cities, towns, villages

There are seventeen municipalities completely or partially within Lyons Township's thirty-seven square miles of territory: * Bedford Park (the half west of Harlem Avenue) * Bridgeview (the half northwest of 87th Street and Harlem) * Brookfield (the third south of Southview Avenue) * Burr Ridge (the eastern half in Cook County) *

* Hickory Hills (the small portion north of 87th Street) * Hinsdale (the small portion in Cook County) * Hodgkins * Indian Head Park *

* La Grange *

(all but the small portion north of 39th Street) * McCook * Riverside (the small portion south of 39th Street) *

* Western Springs (all but the small portion north of 39th Street) * Willow Springs (all but the area south of 87th Street and the Des Plaines River)

Unincorporated Towns

* La Grange Highlands at * Nottingham Park at

Extinct Towns

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at * Tiedtville at

Adjacent townships

* Proviso Township (north) * Riverside Township (north northeast) * Berwyn Township (northeast) * Stickney Township (east northeast and east southeast) * Worth Township (southeast) * Palos Township (south) * Lemont Township (southwest) * Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (west) * York Township, DuPage County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Archer Woods Memorial Park, Bethania, LaGrange, Lithuanian National, Resurrection, Saint Johns and Lyonsville.

Major highways

* Interstate 55 *

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* U.S. Route 20 * U.S. Route 34 * U.S. Route 45 * US 66 (historic)

U.S. Route 66 *

* Illinois Route 171

Airports and landing strips

* La Grange Memorial Hospital Heliport * Pielet Summit Heliport

Rivers

Landmarks

* Arie Crown Forest Preserve * Buffalo Woods ( Cook County Forest Preserves) * Columbia Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) *

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* Emmanuel Episcopal Church * First Congregational Church of Western Springs * George E. Purple House * Hofmann Tower * La Grange Village Historic District * Lyons Township Hall * Robert Vial House * Western Springs Water Tower

Demographics

As of the 2010 census: * White: 82.1% (Non-Hispanic: 71.7%) * Black: 6.0% * American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3% * Asian: 2.2% * Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.02% * Some other race: 7.3% * Two or more races: 2.1% * Hispanic or Latino (any race): 19.0%

Elected officials

* Christopher Getty - Supervisor * Mary Jo Noonan - Clerk * Barbara M. Weyrick - Assessor * Sean McDermott - Highway Commissioner * Michael A. Porfirio - Trustee * Tom Garrette - Trustee * Colleen H. Kelly - Trustee * Timothy M. Sprague - Trustee

Education

Lyons Township is served by two public high school districts: Lyons Township High School District 204, for students in the northwest half of the township, and Argo Community High School District 217, for students in the southeast half.

References

* * "Pamphlet For Public Information" published by Lyons Township Clerk Robert S. Berliner, 1968.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Lyons Township official website

US Census

Lyons Township Information Center

Cook County official site
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