Cicero Township is one of 29
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Cook County
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,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. It is coextensive with the town of
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the estab ...
.
As of the
2010 census, its population was 83,891.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Cicero Township covers an area of .
Major highways
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Illinois Route 50
Illinois Route 50 (IL 50) is a north–south state road in northeastern Illinois. It runs from the junction with U.S. Route 45 (US 45) and U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in West Kankakee north to US 41 in Skokie. In Chicago and the sub ...
- Cicero Avenue
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U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches elevation ...
- Ogden Avenue
Adjacent townships
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Berwyn Township (west)
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Oak Park Township (northwest)
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Stickney Township (south)
Demographics
Political districts
* State House District 21
* State House District 23
* State House District 24
* State Senate District 11
* State Senate District 12
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of IllinoisCook County Official Site
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Townships in Cook County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois