Lyons Township is one of 29

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 115,105, with its most populous municipalities including La Grange (pop. 15,550),

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(pop. 12,926) and

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(pop. 11,054). Lyons Township was established in 1850. The village of

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, almost all of which lies within the township, is often confused with it. The township hall is located at 6404 S. Joliet Road in

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. Other township municipalities include

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, Hodgkins and McCook, as well as major portions of Western Springs, Brookfield,

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and Willow Springs. Lyons Township's approximate borders are

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(

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) on the east, the line of 39th Street (Pershing Road) on the north, the

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boundary (County Line Road) on the west, and the line of 87th Street on the south, except west of Willow Springs, where it follows the

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to the DuPage county line. The

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, designated a National Historic District in 2011, passes through the township from southwest to northeast.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lyons Township has a total area of , of which (or 98.47%) is land and (or 1.53%) is water.

Borders

Lyons Township is bordered on the north by

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and Riverside Townships, on the east by Stickney Township and the

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communities of Garfield Ridge and Clearing, on the south by Palos Township, and on the west by Downers Grove Township in DuPage County.

Cities, towns, villages

There are seventeen municipalities completely or partially within Lyons Township's thirty-seven square miles of territory: * Bedford Park (the half west of Harlem Avenue) *

(the half northwest of 87th Street and Harlem) * Brookfield (the third south of Southview Avenue) *

(the eastern half in Cook County) *

* Hickory Hills (the small portion north of 87th Street) * Hinsdale (the small portion in Cook County) * Hodgkins *

* La Grange *

(all but the small portion north of 39th Street) * McCook * Riverside (the small portion south of 39th Street) *

* Western Springs (all but the small portion north of 39th Street) * Willow Springs (all but the area south of 87th Street and the Des Plaines River)

Unincorporated Towns

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at * La Grange Highlands at * Nottingham Park at

Extinct Towns

* Tiedtville at

Adjacent townships

* Proviso Township (north) * Riverside Township (north northeast) * Berwyn Township (northeast) * Stickney Township (east northeast and east southeast) * Worth Township (southeast) * Palos Township (south) * Lemont Township (southwest) * Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (west) * York Township, DuPage County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Archer Woods Memorial Park, Bethania, LaGrange, Lithuanian National, Resurrection, Saint Johns and Lyonsville.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* La Grange Memorial Hospital Heliport * Pielet Summit Heliport

Rivers

Lakes

* Lake Ida * Sunset Lake

Landmarks

* Arie Crown Forest Preserve * Buffalo Woods (

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) * Columbia Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) * Chicago Portage National Historic Site * Emmanuel Episcopal Church * First Congregational Church of Western Springs * George E. Purple House * Hofmann Tower * La Grange Village Historic District * Lyons Township Hall * Robert Vial House *

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 115,105 people, 40,149 households, and 28,034 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 44,877 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 68.77%

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, 5.60%

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, 0.81% Native American, 2.71% Asian, 0.02%

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, 10.41% from other races, and 11.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 24.66% of the population. There were 40,149 households, out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.67% were married couples living together, 11.49% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.18% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.35. The township's age distribution consisted of 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $79,665, and the median income for a family was $101,966. Males had a median income of $53,057 versus $37,318 for females. The

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for the township was $45,847. About 7.0% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Elected officials

* Christopher Getty - Supervisor * Elyse Hoffenberg - Clerk * Patrick Hynes - Assessor * Sean McDermott - Highway Commissioner * Colleen H. Kelly - Trustee * Donna McDonald - Trustee * Mark Anderson - Trustee

Education

Lyons Township is served by many public high school districts, the largest bring Lyons Township HS: Lyons Township High School District 204, for students in the northwest half of the township, and Argo Community High School District 217, for students in the southeast half. Students in Lyons attend Morton West High School in Berwyn, IL. Some students in Willow Springs attend Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, IL.

References

* * "Pamphlet For Public Information" published by Lyons Township Clerk Robert S. Berliner, 1968.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Lyons Township official website

US Census

Lyons Township Information Center

Cook County official site
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