Cicero Township is one of 29 townships in

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. It is coextensive with the town of

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 85,268.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cicero Township has a total area of , all land.

Major highways

Illinois Route 50 Illinois Route 50 (IL 50) is a north–south state highway 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 t ...

- Cicero Avenue * U.S. Route 34 - Ogden Avenue

Adjacent townships

* Berwyn Township (west) * Oak Park Township (northwest) * Stickney Township (south)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 85,268 people, 22,698 households, and 17,508 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 25,836 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 19.22%

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, 3.72%

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, 4.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04%

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, 46.86% from other races, and 25.30% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 89.00% of the population. There were 22,698 households, out of which 45.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.83% were married couples living together, 19.60% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.87% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55 and the average family size was 4.06. The township's age distribution consisted of 28.0% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,726, and the median income for a family was $56,632. Males had a median income of $33,835 versus $26,101 for females. The

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for the township was $20,040. About 11.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the

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, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

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 Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois

Cook County Official Site
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