Back Worth Township, Illinois Welsh Municipio de Worth (condado de Cook) Spanish Worth udalerria, Cook konderria Basque ناحیه ورت، شهرستان کوک، ایلینوی Persian Worth Township (comté de Cook, Illinois) French Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois SIMPLE ورتھ ٹاؤن شپ، کک کاؤنٹی، الینوائے Urdu Xã Worth, Quận Cook, Illinois Vietnamese 沃思鎮區 (伊利諾伊州庫克縣) Chinese
Worth Township | |
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 Seal | |
 Location in Cook County | |
 Cook County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°41′21″N 87°44′43″W / 41.68917°N 87.74528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Patricia J Murphy (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.15 sq mi (83.3 km2) |
| • Land | 31.81 sq mi (82.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2) 1.05% |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 152,934 |
| • Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60406, 60415, 60445, 60453, 60455, 60456, 60459, 60463, 60472, 60482 60655, 60803, 60805 |
| FIPS code | 17-031-83531 |
| Website | www |
Worth Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 152,934,[2] with its most populous municipalities including Oak Lawn (pop. 58,362),[3] Evergreen Park (19,943),[4] Alsip (pop. 19,063),[5] and Chicago Ridge (pop. 14,433).[6] It was founded in 1849, when the county voted to subdivide itself into townships.
The township hall is located at 11601 S. Pulaski Road in Alsip. Other township municipalities include Hometown and Merrionette Park, as well as portions of Blue Island, Crestwood, Worth, Palos Heights, Robbins and Bridgeview. Worth Township's approximate borders are Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the west, 87th Street on the north, Western Avenue on the east and 135th Street on the south. The township, however, does not include the parts of the city of Chicago (namely, zip code 60655, which is mostly the Mount Greenwood neighborhood) that lie within these boundaries. Near its southern boundary, the township is crossed by the Cal-Sag Channel.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2023.