Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois

Worth Township
Township

Location in Cook County

Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°41′21″N 87°44′43″W / 41.68917°N 87.74528°W / 41.68917; -87.74528Coordinates: 41°41′21″N 87°44′43″W / 41.68917°N 87.74528°W / 41.68917; -87.74528
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Government
 • Supervisor Kevin M. Hughes
Area
 • Total 32.23 sq mi (83.48 km2)
 • Land 31.9 sq mi (82.5 km2)
 • Water 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)  1.17%
Elevation 594 ft (181 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 152,633
 • Density 4,792/sq mi (1,850.1/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60406, 60415, 60445, 60453, 60455, 60456, 60459, 60463, 60472, 60482 60655, 60803, 60805
GNIS feature ID 0429958
Website www.worthtownship.com

Worth Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 152,633.[1] It was founded in 1849, when the county voted to subdivide itself into townships.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Worth Township covers an area of 32.23 square miles (83.5 km2); of this, 31.85 square miles (82.5 km2) (98.83 percent) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2) (1.17 percent) is water.

The township covers 31.9 square miles (83 km2) and holds 62,042 dwellings as of the 2010 census. The population is 79.6% White (71.3% White Non-Hispanic), 9.9% Black, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.7% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6.2% some other race, and 2.2% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race made up 15.7% of the population.[2]

Boundaries

Worth Township is bordered by 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 Beverly and Mount Greenwood neighborhoods) that lie within these boundaries.

Cities, towns, villages

The south edge of the city of Chicago is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Landmarks

School districts

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Worth township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Worth township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Tim Novak, "Mystery cash eases retirement", Chicago Sun-Times, April 9, 2003.
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