Palatine Township is one of 29

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 114,403. It is the north central township of the six northwest townships that form the Cook County panhandle. Palatine Township was organized in 1850.

Geography

According to the

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, Palatine Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.04 percent) is land and (0.96 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Arlington Heights (Portions west of Wilke Road, like

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) * Barrington * Deer Park *

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Northeast area *

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(north of Central Road) *

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* South Barrington

Adjacent townships

* Ela Township, Lake County (north) * Vernon Township, Lake County (northeast) * Wheeling Township (east) * Elk Grove Township (southeast) * Schaumburg Township (south) * Barrington Township (west) * Cuba Township, Lake County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Cady, Circle of Life, Deer Grove, German, Hillside, Immanuel Lutheran, Mount Hope, Saint Michael, Salem, Sutherland and Wolfum. Of these, the Township owns Cady, Hillside, Salem, Sutherland and Wolfum.

Major highways

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U.S. Route 14 U.S. Route 14 or U.S. Highway 14 (US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States Numbered Highways of 1926. It is about long. It is roughly parallel to Interstate 90 (I-90). The highway's eastern termin ...

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Lakes

* Baker Lake * Deer Grove Lake * Deer Lake * Hidden Lake * Inverness Lake * Lake Irene * Lake Louise * Lake Rossiter * Shadow Lake * Virginia Lake * Peregrine Lake

Landmarks

* Barrington Forest Preserve (east three-quarters) * Deer Grove Forest Preserve * William Rainey Harper College *

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 114,403 people, 43,469 households, and 29,301 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 47,408 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 63.47%

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, 3.03%

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, 0.71% Native American, 15.09% Asian, 0.03%

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, 8.60% from other races, and 9.06% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 17.71% of the population. There were 43,469 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.31% were married couples living together, 10.66% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.59% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12. The township's age distribution consisted of 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $92,796, and the median income for a family was $113,903. Males had a median income of $61,860 versus $42,362 for females. The

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for the township was $47,498. About 5.4% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the

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, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

;Supervisor :Andy-John G. Kalkounos ;Clerk :Lisa Moran ;Assessor :Bill Pohlman ;Highway Commissioner :Aaron Del Mar ;Trustees :A. Christine Svenson :Leslie M. Bolanos :Michael C. Smolka :John M. Freese

Political districts

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* State House District 51 * State House District 54 * State House District 56 * State House District 57 * State House District 66 * State Senate District 26 * State Senate District 27 * State Senate District 28 * State Senate District 29 * State Senate District 33

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Palatine Township official website

Township Officials of Illinois

Cook County official site
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