Leyden Township is one of 29 townships in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 93,096 and it contained 35,824 housing units.

Geography

Leyden Township is located generally west of the northern part of the city of

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, a strip of which (a stretch of land connecting

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to the main body of the city) bisects the township. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Leyden Township has a total area of , all land.

Cities, towns, villages

* Bensenville (east of Mt. Prospect Rd.) * Elmwood Park * Franklin Park * Melrose Park (north of North Av.) * Norridge (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 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

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* Interstate 190 *

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* U.S. Route 12 * U.S. Route 45 * Illinois Route 19 * Illinois Route 64 *

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Landmarks

* Cook County Forest Preserve (south quarter)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 93,096 people, 32,387 households, and 22,127 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 35,824 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 56.15%

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, 2.52%

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, 1.54% Native American, 3.76% Asian, 0.03%

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, 21.05% from other races, and 14.95% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 42.97% of the population. There were 32,387 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.91% were married couples living together, 14.55% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.68% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.44. The township's age distribution consisted of 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $63,681, and the median income for a family was $78,411. Males had a median income of $42,950 versus $32,896 for females. The

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for the township was $28,718. About 8.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the

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, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Political districts

* Illinois's 4th congressional district * 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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