Rich Township | |
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![]() Location in Cook County | |
![]() Cook County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°30′45″N87°43′56″W / 41.51250°N 87.73222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Area | |
• Total | 36.59 sq mi (94.78 km2) |
• Land | 36.36 sq mi (94.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) 0.64% |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 76,138 |
• Density | 2,100/sq mi (800/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60422, 60423, 60429, 60430, 60443, 60461, 60466, 60471, 60477, 60478 |
FIPS code | 17-031-63498 |
Website | www |
Rich Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States located south of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, its population was 76,138. [1] Richton Park serves as the governmental seat for the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rich Township covers an area of 36.59 square miles (94.8 km2); of this, 36.36 square miles (94.2 km2) (99.36 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (0.64 percent) is water.
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Coopers Grove, Elliott Family, Lutheran, New German Evangelical Zion, Saint Anne, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Saint Pauls Evangelical Reform and Zion Evangelical Lutheran.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 67,816 | — | |
2010 | 76,727 | 13.1% | |
2020 | 76,138 | −0.8% |
As of the 2020 census [1] there were 76,138 people, 29,269 households, and 17,852 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,083.80 inhabitants per square mile (804.56/km2). There were 31,802 housing units at an average density of 870.38 per square mile (336.06/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 74.17% African American, 16.69% White, 0.24% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.90% from other races, and 4.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.06% of the population.
There were 29,269 households, out of which 27.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.13% were married couples living together, 16.68% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.01% were non-families. 36.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.43.
The township's age distribution consisted of 22.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $73,483, and the median income for a family was $91,173. Males had a median income of $56,635 versus $43,458 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,119. About 6.6% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.
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