Palatine Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 112,994.[3] It is the north central township of the six northwest townships that form the Cook County panhandle. Palatine Township was organized in 1850.

Palatine Township
Township
Palatine Township Center
Seal
Motto:  People Helping People[1]
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°06′38″N 88°03′47″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
• Total	36.04 sq mi (93.34 km2)
• Land	35.69 sq mi (92.44 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.96%
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	113,228
• Density	3,166/sq mi (1,222.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60004, 60005, 60008, 60010, 60067, 60074, 60173, 60195
FIPS code	17-031-57238
Website	palatinetownship-il.gov

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Palatine Township covers an area of 36.04 square miles (93.3 km²); of this, 35.69 square miles (92.4 km²) (99.04 percent) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²) (0.96 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Arlington Heights (Portions west of Wilke Road, like Arlington Park)
• Barrington
• Deer Park
• Hoffman Estates Northeast area
• Inverness
• Palatine
• Rolling Meadows (north of Central Road)
• Schaumburg
• South Barrington

Adjacent townships

• Ela Township, Lake County (north)
• Vernon Township, Lake County (northeast)
• Wheeling Township (east)
• Elk Grove Township (southeast)
• Schaumburg Township (south)
• Barrington Township (west)
• Cuba Township, Lake County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Cady, Circle of Life, Deer Grove, German, Hillside, Immanuel Lutheran, Mount Hope, Saint Michael, Salem, Sutherland and Wolfum. Of these, the Township owns Cady, Hillside, Salem, Sutherland and Wolfum.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 12
• U.S. Route 14
• Illinois Route 53
• Illinois Route 62
• Illinois Route 68

Lakes

• Baker Lake
• Deer Grove Lake
• Deer Lake
• Hidden Lake
• Inverness Lake
• Lake Irene
• Lake Louise
• Lake Rossiter
• Shadow Lake
• Virginia Lake

Landmarks

• Barrington Forest Preserve (east three-quarters)
• Deer Grove Forest Preserve
• William Rainey Harper College
• Arlington Park

Demographics

Government

Supervisor

Andy-John G. Kalkounos

Clerk

Lisa Moran

Assessor

Terry Kelly

Highway Commissioner

Aaron Del Mar

Trustees

A. Christine Svenson

Leslie Bolanos

Michael Smolka

Bill Pohlman[5]

Political districts

• Illinois's 8th congressional district
• Illinois's 6th congressional district
• State House District 51
• State House District 54
• State House District 56
• State House District 57
• State House District 66
• State Senate District 26
• State Senate District 27
• State Senate District 28
• State Senate District 29
• State Senate District 33

References

• "Palatine 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 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• Palatine Township official website
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Cook County official site