Northfield Township, Cook County, Illinois
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Northfield Township covers an area of 34.64 square miles (89.7 km2); of this, 34.3 square miles (89 km2) (99.02 percent) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (0.99 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- Glencoe
- Glenview
- Northbrook (vast majority)
- Northfield (west three-quarters)
- Prospect Heights (east edge)
- Wilmette (west edge)
- Des Plaines (north edge; forest preserves)
Adjacent townships
- Moraine Township, Lake County (north)
- West Deerfield Township, Lake County (north)
- New Trier Township (east)
- Niles Township (southeast)
- Maine Township (southwest)
- Wheeling Township (west)
- Vernon Township, Lake County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: North Northfield, Northfield Union, Oak Wood, Sacred Heart, Saint Johns, Saint Marys and Sunset Memorial Lawns.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Evanston/Glenbrook Heliport
- Plaza Heliport
Lakes
- E J Beck Lake
Economy
Allstate has its headquarters in Northfield Township.[4][5]
Political districts
- Illinois's 10th congressional district
- State House District 15
- State House District 17
- State House District 57
- State House District 58
- State House District 59
- State Senate District 08
- State Senate District 09
- State Senate District 29
- State Senate District 30
References
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- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
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- Northfield Township official website
- Northfield Township Road District
- History of Northfield
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
- Cook County official site
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- ↑ "Contact Us." Northfield Township. Retrieved on August 9, 2010.
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- ↑ "Contact Us." Allstate. Retrieved on August 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Northbrook village, Illinois." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 9, 2010.
