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41°30′42″N 87°51′09″W / 41.51167°N 87.85250°W / 41.51167; -87.85250
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Frankfort Township
Township
Location in Will County
Location in Will County
Will County's location in Illinois
Will County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 87°51′09″W / 41.51167°N 87.85250°W / 41.51167; -87.85250
CountryUnited States
State Illinois
County Will
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Government
 • SupervisorJim Moustis
Area
 • Total36.83 sq mi (95.39 km2)
 • Land36.8 sq mi (95.31 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Population
 ( 2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
59,278
 • Density1,550.3/sq mi (598.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 ( CST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( CDT)
ZIP codes
60423, 60448, 60467, 60477, 60487
Area code(s)708, 779, 815
FIPS code17-197-27631
Website www.frankforttownship.com

Frankfort Township is one of 24 townships in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 57,055 and it contained 19,720 housing units. [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.83 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water. [2] It includes almost all of Frankfort and Mokena as well as small portions of Tinley Park and Orland Park.

Boundaries

Frankfort Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue ( Illinois Route 43) on the east (where Cook County and Will County share a border), 183rd Street and Orland Parkway on the north (which is also the Cook-Will county border), Townline Road on the west, and Steger Road on the south.

Cities, towns, villages

Other Communities

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Frankfort Township, Frankfort, Pioneer Memorial, Pleasant Hill, Saint John's United Church of Christ, Saint Mary's, Stellwagen, and Union Burial Society.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Gun Club Lake

Landmarks

  • Hunters Woods County Forest Preserve
  • Hickory Creek Preserve (east three-quarters)

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note %±
2016 (est.)59,278 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Political districts

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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