New Trier Township () is one of 29
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Cook County
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40 percent of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. ...
,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 57,371.
The township contains
New Trier High School
New Trier High School (, also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school whose main campus for sophomores through seniors is in Winnetka, Illinois, United States, with a campus in Northfield, Illinois, for ...
, but the borders of the school district do not line up exactly with the borders of the township.
Geography
The township covers approximately . The township comprises the villages of
Wilmette
Wilmette is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Skokie, Northfield, Glenview, and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a populatio ...
,
Kenilworth
Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick District of Warwickshire, England, southwest of Coventry and north of both Warwick and Leamington Spa. Situated at the centre of t ...
,
Winnetka,
Glencoe, and portions of
Glenview and
Northfield. There is also a small
unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
near Winnetka known as Indian Hill because of the nearby
country club
A country club is a privately-owned Club (organization), club, often with a membership quota and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining. Ty ...
of the same name.
[http://www.indianhillclub.org/ Indian Hill Club Website]
Cities, towns, and villages
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Glencoe
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Glenview
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Kenilworth
Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick District of Warwickshire, England, southwest of Coventry and north of both Warwick and Leamington Spa. Situated at the centre of t ...
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Northfield (eastern third)
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Wilmette
Wilmette is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Skokie, Northfield, Glenview, and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a populatio ...
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Winnetka
Unincorporated Town
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Indian Hill at
Ghost Town
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Gross Point at
Demographics
As of the
2020 census,
there were 57,371 people living in the township. The
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was approximately 3,500/sq mi (1,400/km
2). There were 21,114 housing units. The
racial makeup of the township was 82.5% White, 8.8% Asian, 0.8% Black or African American, 1.1% from other races, and 6.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population.
The median age in the township was 45.8 years. 29.3% of the population was under 18 years, and 19.7% were 65 years or older.
There were 20,447 households, out of which 38.9% had people under the age of 18 living with them, and 35.9% had people 65 years or older living with them. 69.2% of households were
married couples
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living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no spouse present, 10.3% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 1.0% were
cohabiting couples living together. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size 3.20.
The
median income
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for a household in the township was $177,672, and the median income for a family was $227,204. 3.3% of residents were below the
poverty line
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.
Township services
* Angel Fund – provides emergency assistance to pay for food, shelter, medical care, and other necessities. Funded fully by private donations, it is utilized by those who are not eligible for assistance from other funds.
* Access to Care – a suburban Cook County program that helps uninsured and underinsured residents get discounted medical services and prescription medication.
* Assessor's Assistance – the Township Assessor's Office assists taxpayers with property tax issues.
* Child Care Scholarships
* Dial-a-Ride – provides discounted taxi fares to senior citizens traveling within the township.
* Employment Counseling
* Escorted Transportation
* General Assistance and Emergency Aid
* Handicap Parking Tags
* Pantry
* Peer Jury – provides an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system for non-violent first-time juvenile offenders.
* Voter Registration
See also
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Trier
Trier ( , ; ), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves ( , ) and Triers (see also Names of Trier in different languages, names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle (river), Moselle in Germany. It lies in a v ...
in Germany
References
External links
New Trier Township official websiteCook County Official Site
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Townships in Cook County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois