Lemont Township, Cook County, Illinois
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lemont Township covers an area of 21.07 square miles (54.6 km2); of this, 20.4 square miles (53 km2) (96.81 percent) is land and 0.67 square miles (1.7 km2) (3.19 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- Lemont
- Palos Park (west edge)
- Willow Springs
- Woodridge
Adjacent townships
- Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (north)
- Lyons Township (northeast)
- Palos Township (east)
- Orland Township (southeast)
- Homer Township, Will County (south)
- Lockport Township, Will County (southwest)
- DuPage Township, Will County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bethany Lutheran, Danish, Mount Vernon Memorial Park and Saint Matthew Evangelical Lutheran.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Lemont Fire Department Heliport
- Lemont Industrial Park Airport
(Closed and demolished for residential subdivision)
Rivers
Lakes
- Goose Lake
Landmarks
- Black Partridge Forest
- Red Gate Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
- Sag Quarries Forest Preserve
- Tampier Slough Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
Political districts
- Illinois's 13th congressional district
- State House District 82
- State Senate District 41
References
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- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
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External links
- Lemont Township official website
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
- Cook County Official Site
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