Back Municipio de Proviso Spanish Proviso udalerria, Cook konderria Basque ناحیه پراویسو، شهرستان کوک، ایلینوی Persian Proviso Township (comté de Cook, Illinois) French Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois SIMPLE پرواسو ٹاؤن شپ، کک کاؤنٹی، الینوائے Urdu Xã Proviso, Quận Cook, Illinois Vietnamese 普羅維索鎮區 (伊利諾伊州庫克縣) Chinese
Proviso Township | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Cook County | |
 Cook County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′52″N 87°52′14″W / 41.86444°N 87.87056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Supervisor | Michael Corrigan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.68 sq mi (76.86 km2) |
| • Land | 29.68 sq mi (76.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 151,209 |
| • Density | 5,100/sq mi (2,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60104, 60126, 60130, 60141, 60153, 60154, 60155, 60160, 60161, 60162, 60163, 60164, 60165, 60305, 60513, 60521, 60525, 60526, 60546, 60558 |
| Area code(s) | 630/331, 708/464 |
| FIPS code | 17-031-62133 |
| Website | www |
Proviso Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 151,209.[1] It was organized in 1850 and originally named "Taylor", but shortly afterward its name was changed to make reference to the Wilmot Proviso, a contemporary piece of legislation intended to stop the spread of slavery.[2]
The Proviso Township government office is located at 4565 W. Harrison Street, Hillside, IL 60162.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ History of Cook County, Illinois, ed. Weston A. Goodspeed and Daniel D. Healy (Chicago, 1909), pp. 299-300.