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Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois

Wheeling Township
Township
Location in Cook County
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°W / 42.11028; -87.94750Coordinates: 42°06′37″N 87°56′51″W / 42.11028°N 87.94750°W / 42.11028; -87.94750
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Government
 • Supervisor Jean-Denis Deletraz
Area
 • Total 35.99 sq mi (93.21 km2)
 • Land 35.90 sq mi (92.97 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.26%
Elevation 673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 153,630
 • Density 4,280/sq mi (1,652.5/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60004, 60005, 60008, 60016, 60025, 60056, 60062, 60067, 60070, 60089, 60090
GNIS feature ID 0429927
Website www.wheelingtownship.com

Wheeling Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 153,630. It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wheeling Township covers an area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2); of this, 35.9 square miles (93 km2) (99.74 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (0.26 percent) is water.

The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling.


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