Frankfort Township, Will County, Illinois - Wikipedia

Township in Illinois, United States

Frankfort Township
Township
Location in Will County
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
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Established	November 6, 1849
Government
• Supervisor	Jim Moustis
Area
• Total	36.83 sq mi (95.39 km2)
• Land	36.80 sq mi (95.31 km2)
• Water	0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)[1]	59,278
• Density	1,550.3/sq mi (598.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60423, 60448, 60467, 60477, 60487
Area codes	708, 779, 815
FIPS code	17-197-27631
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

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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

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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

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• Frankfort (vast majority)
• Mokena (vast majority)
• Tinley Park (small portion)
• Orland Park (small portion)

Other Communities

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• Arbury Hills at 41°32′08″N 87°50′51″W / 41.535587°N 87.847549°W / 41.535587; -87.847549
• Frankfort Square

Adjacent townships

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• Orland Township, Cook County (north)
• Bremen Township, Cook County (northeast)
• Rich Township, Cook County (east)
• Monee Township (southeast)
• Green Garden Township (south)
• Manhattan Township (southwest)
• New Lenox Township (west)
• Homer Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

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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

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• U.S. Route 30
• U.S. Route 45
• Interstate 80

Lakes

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• Gun Club Lake

Landmarks

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

Demographics

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

Political districts

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• Illinois's 1st congressional district
• State House District 37
• State House District 38
• State House District 80
• State Senate District 19
• State Senate District 40

References

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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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• Frankfort Township official website
• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Will County official site

v t e Municipalities and communities of Will County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Joliet
Cities	Aurora‡ Braidwood‡ Crest Hill Joliet‡ Lockport Naperville‡ Wilmington
Villages	Beecher Bolingbrook‡ Braceville‡ Channahon‡ Coal City‡ Crete Diamond‡ Elwood Frankfort‡ Godley‡ Homer Glen‡ Lemont‡ Manhattan Minooka‡ Mokena Monee New Lenox Orland Park‡ Oswego‡ Park Forest‡ Peotone Plainfield‡ Rockdale Romeoville Shorewood Steger‡ Symerton Tinley Park‡ University Park‡ Woodridge‡
Townships	Channahon Crete Custer DuPage Florence Frankfort Green Garden Homer Jackson Joliet Lockport Manhattan Monee New Lenox Peotone Plainfield Reed Troy Washington Wesley Wheatland Will Wilmington Wilton
CDPs	Andres Arbury Hills Bonnie Brae Crystal Lawns Custer Park Eagle Lake Fairmont Frankfort Square Goodenow Ingalls Park Lakewood Shores Lockport Heights Lorenzo Marley Plum Valley Preston Heights Rest Haven Ridgewood Ritchie Sunnyland Willow Brook Estates Wilton Center
Othercommunities	Ballou Pierce Polk Wilton
Ghost town	Goodings Grove Millsdale
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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