Cicero Township, Cook County, Illinois

Cicero Township
Cicero Township
Township
	Location in Cook County
	Cook County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°50′40″N87°45′35″W / 41.84444°N 87.75972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
• Total	5.87 sq mi (15.2 km2)
• Land	5.87 sq mi (15.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	85,268
• Density	15,000/sq mi (5,600/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-031-14364

Last updated December 10, 2023

Cicero Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. It is coextensive with the town of Cicero.^[1] As of the 2020 census, its population was 85,268.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cicero Township has a total area of 5.87 square miles (15.20 km²), all land.^[3]

Major highways

Illinois Route 50 - Cicero Avenue
U.S. Route 34 - Ogden Avenue

Adjacent townships

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 85,268 people, 22,698 households, and 17,508 families residing in the township. The population density was 14,538.45 inhabitants per square mile (5,613.33/km²). There were 25,836 housing units at an average density of 4,405.12 per square mile (1,700.83/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 19.22% White, 3.72% African American, 4.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 46.86% from other races, and 25.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.00% of the population.

There were 22,698 households, out of which 45.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.83% were married couples living together, 19.60% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.87% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55 and the average family size was 4.06.

The township's age distribution consisted of 28.0% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,726, and the median income for a family was $56,632. Males had a median income of $33,835 versus $26,101 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,040. About 11.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	85,616	—
2010	83,891	−2.0%
2020	85,268	1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Political districts

State House District 21
State House District 23
State House District 24
State Senate District 11
State Senate District 12

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References

"Cicero Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 10, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

↑ Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. Northern Illinois University. 13 (1): 1–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] Sohl, Shannon N.; Bannovetz, James M. (May 2014). "Too Many Governments in Illinois? What is the Impact on Townships?" (PDF). Policy Profiles. Northern Illinois University. 13 (1): 1–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-3] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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