Stickney Township | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Cook County | |
 Cook County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates:41°46′24″N87°46′07″W / 41.77333°N 87.76861°W /41.77333; -87.76861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Established | 1901 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.67 sq mi (32.8 km2) |
| • Land | 12.48 sq mi (32.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) 1.52% |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41,514 |
| • Density | 3,326/sq mi (1,284/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60402, 60455, 60459, 60629, 60638, 60804 |
| FIPS code | 17-031-72689 |
| Website | www |
Stickney Township is one of 29townships inCook County,Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,514,[2] with approximately 71% of that total living in the city ofBurbank (pop. 29,439).[3]
Township offices are located at 5635 W. State Road in Burbank. Other municipalities in the township includeStickney (pop. 7,110)[4] andForest View (pop. 792),[5] and the largely industrial eastern half ofBedford Park, as well as some small portions ofBridgeview. The unincorporated communities ofCentral Stickney andNottingham Park are also within the township. Stickney Township's approximate borders arePershing Road (39th Street) on the north,Cicero Avenue on the east, 87th Street on the south, andHarlem Avenue on the west, excepting those areas in theChicago communities ofGarfield Ridge andClearing (which includeChicago Midway International Airport), but also including the area between Laramie and Cicero Avenues as far north as 35th Street, whereHawthorne Race Course is located. TheChicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, designated aNational Historic District in 2011, passes through the northwest corner of the township.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Stickney Township has a total area of 12.67 square miles (32.82 km2), of which 12.48 square miles (32.32 km2) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 1.52%) is water.[6]
Stickney Township is bordered on the north byBerwyn andCicero townships, on the west byLyons Township, and on the south byWorth Township. On the east, it is bordered by the Chicago communities ofWest Lawn andAshburn, as well as portions of theGarfield Ridge andClearing communities that separate Stickney Township's two regions. Stickney Township was originally part of Lake Township, until much of its area was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889; afterward, the remaining area became part of Lyons Township until 1901.
What became the southwest projection of the city ofChicago was within this township geographically until the area was annexed. However, small portions of the city remain in this township. The north segment contains several industrial districts bordered by the Stevenson Expressway to the north, 51st Street to the south and Central Avenue to the east. The south segment contains The Midway Hotel Center in the northeast corner as well as Bedford City Square platted to the City of Chicago.
The township contains Mount Auburn Memorial Cemetery.
As of the2020 census[2] there were 41,514 people, 13,090 households, and 9,827 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,275.78 inhabitants per square mile (1,264.79/km2). There were 13,952 housing units at an average density of 1,100.92 per square mile (425.07/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 54.96%White, 2.06%African American, 1.97%Native American, 2.71%Asian, 0.04%Pacific Islander, 21.23% fromother races, and 17.03% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 45.91% of the population.
There were 13,090 households, out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.26% were married couples living together, 13.87% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 24.93% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.56.
The township's age distribution consisted of 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,223, and the median income for a family was $76,811. Males had a median income of $45,313 versus $31,922 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $27,536. About 7.1% of families and 10.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 962 | — | |
| 1920 | 877 | −8.8% | |
| 1930 | 2,500 | 185.1% | |
| 1940 | 4,457 | 78.3% | |
| 1950 | 11,079 | 148.6% | |
| 1960 | 31,404 | 183.5% | |
| 1970 | 41,752 | 33.0% | |
| 1980 | 38,757 | −7.2% | |
| 1990 | 37,297 | −3.8% | |
| 2000 | 38,673 | 3.7% | |
| 2010 | 40,772 | 5.4% | |
| 2020 | 41,514 | 1.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Students south ofI-55 (Stevenson Expressway) attend schools inCentral Stickney School District 110 (Charles J. Sahs Elementary School) andBurbank School District 111, followed byReavis High School. Students in the more lightly populated area north of I-55 attend schools inLyons School District 103, thenMorton West High School inBerwyn.
Since 1973, the township supervisor has beenLouis Viverito of Burbank; he has also served as the township's Cook County Democratic committeeman from 1969 to February 2007, and as an Illinois state senator from 1995 to 2011.
