Jefferson Township, Cook County, Illinois

Jefferson Township
Former Township
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Organized	1850
- Disbanded	1889
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Location of Jefferson Township in Illinois

Jefferson Township is a former civil township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1850 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city of Chicago. Its borders were Devon Avenue on the north, Harlem Avenue on the west, Western Avenue to the east, and North Avenue to the south. This region comprised most of what is now known as the Chicago's Northwest Side including the entirety of the following community areas: Jefferson Park, North Park, Albany Park, Irving Park, Avondale, Hermosa, Belmont-Cragin, Montclare, Portage Park, as well as parts of Forest Glen, West Ridge, Lincoln Square, North Center, Logan Square, West Town, Humboldt Park, Austin, Dunning, Norridge, Harwood Heights, and Norwood Park.