Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Worth Township
Township
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Map highlighting Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois.svg
Location in Cook County
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Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°41′21″N87°44′43″W / 41.68917°N 87.74528°W / 41.68917; -87.74528
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Government
 • SupervisorPatricia J Murphy (D)
Area
 • Total32.15 sq mi (83.3 km2)
 • Land31.81 sq mi (82.4 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2)  1.05%
Elevation
[1]
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total152,934
 • Density4,800/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.worthtownship.com

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.

Contents

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.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Worth Township has a total area of 32.15 square miles (83.27 km2), of which 31.81 square miles (82.39 km2) (or 98.95%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 1.05%) is water. [7]

Borders

Worth Township is bordered on the north by Stickney Township and the Chicago community of Ashburn, on the west by Palos Township, on the south by Bremen Township, and on the east by Calumet Township and the Chicago communities of Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park.

Cities, towns, villages

The south edge of the city of Chicago is within this township geographically but is a separate entity, with exception of two cemeteries and a golf course.

Unincorporated Towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Beverly Memorial Park, Burr Oak Cemetery, Chapel Hills Gardens South, Ever Rest (historical), Evergreen, First Evangelical Lutheran, Hazel Green, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Lincoln Cemetery, Mount Greenwood, Mount Hope, Oak Hill, Restvale Cemetery, Saint Benedict Catholic and Saint Mary's.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [2] there were 152,934 people, 57,145 households, and 36,413 families residing in the township. The population density was 4,756.59 inhabitants per square mile (1,836.53/km2). There were 62,150 housing units at an average density of 1,933.01 per square mile (746.34/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 64.53% White, 12.50% African American, 0.71% Native American, 2.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.93% from other races, and 10.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.40% of the population.

There were 57,145 households, out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.42% were married couples living together, 12.45% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.28% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.32.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,333, and the median income for a family was $80,145. Males had a median income of $50,240 versus $36,108 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,359. About 8.5% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 13,729—
1940 20,73751.0%
1950 42,345104.2%
1960 107,761154.5%
1970 155,83444.6%
1980 158,1571.5%
1990 151,144−4.4%
2000 152,2390.7%
2010 152,6330.3%
2020 152,9340.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Governance

Worth Township is governed by 8 elected officials, chosen every four years. The current administration is: [9]

Current township elected officials [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
NameElected positionParty affiliation & villageOther Party Affiliation
Patricia Joan MurphySupervisorDemocrat- CrestwoodWorth Township Community First
Eamon J. McMahonClerkIndependent- Oak LawnWorth Township Community First
Shaun C. MurphyAssessorRepublican- Evergreen ParkWorth Township Community First
Vicki MoodyHighway CommissionerDemocrat- Chicago RidgeWorth Township Community First
Jerry HurckesTrusteeDemocrat- Oak LawnWorth Township Community First
Kelly Sexton-KellyTrusteeIndependent- Evergreen ParkWorth Township Community First
Mychal J. ToscasTrusteeIndependent - CrestwoodWorth Township Community First
Richard LewandowskiTrusteeDemocrat- Palos HeightsWorth Township Community First

Education

Worth Township is served by three public high school districts: Community High School District 218 (Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Harold L. Richards High School and Alan B. Shepard High School), Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 and Evergreen Park Community High School District 231.

Trinity Christian College is located in Worth Township, in Palos Heights.

Political districts

Record pension

In 2002, Lawrence Hupe, the Worth Township school treasurer, retired with one of the largest government pensions in Illinois after receiving annual bonuses exceeding 25% of his salary in the last five years of his 25-year service. At $153,835, Hupe's pension exceeded the state governor's salary. His employer, the Worth Township Board of School Trustees, reported to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund that Hupe took home an extra $302,000 above his salary between 1998 and 2002. Hupe claimed that the additional payments were in lieu of unused annual leave. Hupe's successor was paid a salary of $87,500, just 57% of Hupe's pension. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois
  2. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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  6. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Elected Officials - Worth Township". October 20, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Meet Worth Township Clerk Candidate Eamon McMahon". Alsip-Crestwood, IL Patch. March 29, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Township Committeemen – Cook County Republican Party". www.cookrepublicanparty.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Madigan ally Moody eyes recorder's post - North Shore". digitaledition.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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  15. ↑ Tim Novak, "Mystery cash eases retirement", Chicago Sun-Times, April 9, 2003.
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