Frankfort Township is one of 24
townships in
Will County,
Illinois
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. As of the
2010 census, its population was 57,055 and it contained 19,720 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.
It includes almost all of
Frankfort and
Mokena as well as small portions of
Tinley Park and
Orland Park.
Boundaries
Frankfort Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (
Illinois Route 43
Illinois Route 43 (IL 43) is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Frankfort north to the large intersection of IL 120 (Belvidere Road) and US 41 ( Skokie Highway) ...
) on the east (where Cook County and Will County share a border), 183rd Street and Orland Parkway on the north (which is also the Cook-Will county border), Townline Road on the west, and Steger Road on the south.
Cities, towns, villages
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Frankfort (vast majority)
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Mokena (vast majority)
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Tinley Park (small portion)
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Orland Park (small portion)
Other Communities
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Arbury Hills at
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Frankfort Square
Adjacent townships
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Orland Township, Cook County (north)
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Bremen Township, Cook County (northeast)
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Rich Township, Cook County (east)
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Monee Township (southeast)
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Green Garden Township (south)
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Manhattan Township (southwest)
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New Lenox Township (west)
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Homer Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Frankfort Township, Frankfort, Pioneer Memorial, Pleasant Hill, Saint John's United Church of Christ, Saint Mary's, Stellwagen, and Union Burial Society.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 30
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U.S. Route 45
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Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
Lakes
* Gun Club Lake
Landmarks
* Hunters Woods County Forest Preserve
* Hickory Creek Preserve (east three-quarters)
Demographics
Political districts
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Illinois's 1st congressional district
Illinois's first congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois. Based in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the district includes much of the South Side of Chicago and continues southwest to Joliet, Illinois, ...
* State House District 37
* State House District 38
* State House District 80
* State Senate District 19
* State Senate District 40
References
External links
Frankfort Township official websiteTownship Officials of IllinoisWill County official site
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Townships in Will County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
1849 establishments in Illinois