Leyden Township is one of 29

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 92,890.

Geography

Leyden Township is located just northwest of the city of

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, an edge of which (a stretch of land connecting

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to the main body of the city) lies within the township but as a separate entity. According to the

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, the township covers an area of .

Cities, towns, villages

* Bensenville (east of Mt. Prospect Rd.) *

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(part of Schiller Woods) * Elmwood Park * Franklin Park * Melrose Park (north of North Av.) *

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(west edge) * Northlake (north of North Av.) * Park Ridge (south edge) * River Grove * Rosemont (southeast three-quarters) * Schiller Park

Adjacent townships

* Maine Township (north) * Norwood Park Township (northeast) * Oak Park Township (southeast) * River Forest Township (southeast) * Proviso Township (south) * York Township, DuPage County (southwest) * Addison Township, DuPage County (west)

Education

Leyden Township is home to

Leyden High School District 212 The Leyden High School District 212, named after Leiden, operates two high schools (9-12) in Cook County, Illinois, USA. The boundaries of the district include River Grove, Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Leyden Township, Schiller Park, North ...

which operates East and West Leyden High Schools and Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401. 16 public elementary schools operate within the township. Leyden also contains Triton Community College located in River Grove.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Eden Memorial Park, Elmwood, Fairview Memorial, Memorial Estates and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...

* Interstate 190 *

Interstate 294 Interstate 294 (I-294) is a tolled auxiliary Interstate Highway in northeastern Illinois. It forms the southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. I-294 runs from South Holland at I-80/ I-94 and Illinois Route 394 (IL 394) to N ...

U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States Numbered Highways, United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) an ...

U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

Illinois Route 19 Illinois Route 19 (abbreviated IL-19, or simply Illinois 19) is a major east–west arterial road in northeastern Illinois, United States. It runs from Illinois Route 25 (Liberty St.) in Elgin, to Lake Shore Drive (U.S. Route 41) on the north ...

Illinois Route 64 Illinois Route 64 (IL 64, Illinois 64) is an east–west state highway in Northern Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Iowa state line, connecting with U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and Iowa Highway 64 via the Dale Gardner Veterans Memo ...

Illinois Route 171 Illinois Route 171 (IL 171) is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Joliet north to Illinois Route 72 at the Chicago– Park Ridge border. The section of IL 171 on Archer Ave ...

Landmarks

* Cook County Forest Preserve (south quarter)

Demographics

Political districts

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* State House District 65 * State House District 77 * State Senate District 33 * State Senate District 39

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Leyden Township official website

Township Officials of Illinois

Cool County official site
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