17-514: Oak Park Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: Oak Park Township, Cook County, Illinois Oak Park Township, Marshall County, Minnesota Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oak Park Township . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
34-605: A municipality under a municipal charter with more extensive powers to provide services and tax local residents. Hyde Park Township was created by the Illinois General Assembly in 1861 within Cook County. This empowered the township to better govern the provision of services to its increasingly suburban residents. Following the June 29, 1889, elections, several suburban townships voted to be annexed to
51-486: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois Hyde Park Township is a former civil township in Cook County , Illinois , United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1861 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city of Chicago . Its borders are Pershing Road (formerly 39th Street) on the north, State Street on the west, Lake Michigan and
68-411: Is one of 29 townships in Cook County , Illinois and its boundaries are coterminous with the village of Oak Park . As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,583. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Oak Park Township has a total area of 4.70 square miles (12.17 km ), all land. As of the 2020 census there were 54,583 people, 21,701 households, and 12,774 families residing in
85-679: The Indiana state line on the east, and 138th Street and the Calumet River on the south. This region comprised much of what is now known as the South Side of Chicago . During Chicago's initial explosive growth, it developed from an adjacent swampy area to a full-fledged residential, commercial and resort community. However, due to infrastructure limitations, legislative incentives and the lure of better municipal services it, along with numerous adjoining townships, agreed to be annexed into
102-536: The 1870s. In 1837, the City of Chicago incorporated, and by the 1870s, the surrounding townships had followed suit. After 1850, Cook County was divided into basic governmental entities, which were designated as townships as a result of the new Illinois Constitution . Illinois's permissive incorporation law empowered any community of 300 resident citizens to petition the Illinois legislature for incorporation as
119-503: The 1889 annexation, Chicago was able to leverage efficiencies as the largest United States city in area and second largest in population. The township has no current governmental structure or functions, other than being used by the Cook County Assessor's office for taxation valuation and record keeping purposes. The Hyde Park Historical Society also offers middle school and high school awards with eligibility based on
136-502: The city of Chicago, creating the largest city in the United States at that time. The township was founded by Paul Cornell , who paid for a topographical survey of the lakefront south of the city in 1852. In 1853, following the advice of Senator Stephen Douglas , he bought 300 acres (120 ha) of speculative property between 51st Street and 55th Street and set about developing the first Chicago railroad suburb. This area
153-419: The city, which offered better services, such as improved water supply, sewerage, and fire and police protection. Hyde Park Township, however, had installed new waterworks in 1883 just north of 87th Street. Nonetheless, the majority of voters in 1889 supported annexation perhaps because of the city's water system for fire prevention or because of the belief that township government had become too unwieldy. After
170-707: The historical boundaries. Hyde Park was the site of the Columbian Exposition of 1893 , and is also the location of the University of Chicago , which was founded two years after Hyde Park was annexed into Chicago, in 1891. Hyde Park included the entirety of the following community areas (see map, below right): Hyde Park (41), Kenwood (39), Woodlawn (42), South Shore (43), South Chicago (46), East Side (52), Hegewisch (55), Avalon Park (45), Calumet Heights (48), South Deering (51), Burnside (47), Pullman (50), and Riverdale (54) as well as
187-456: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak_Park_Township&oldid=933024367 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Oak Park Township, Cook County, Illinois Oak Park Township
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#1732782902068204-399: The population. There were 21,701 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.56% were married couples living together, 9.89% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 41.14% were non-families. 35.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
221-506: The southern part of Oakland (36) and the eastern parts of Grand Boulevard (38), Washington Park (40), Greater Grand Crossing (69), Chatham (44), Roseland (49), and West Pullman (53). When first created the township had only 350 residents. The creation of the Union Stock Yards in 1865 changed the evolutionary path of Hyde Park and the neighboring Lake Township, which became the industrial center while Hyde Park became
238-657: The township was $ 96,945, and the median income for a family was $ 142,785. Males had a median income of $ 79,284 versus $ 54,639 for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 58,262. About 3.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago 41°53′15″N 87°47′22″W / 41.88750°N 87.78944°W / 41.88750; -87.78944 This Cook County, Illinois location article
255-449: The township. The population density was 11,613.40 inhabitants per square mile (4,483.96/km ). There were 25,953 housing units at an average density of 5,521.91 per square mile (2,132.02/km ). The racial makeup of the township was 62.02% White , 19.08% African American , 0.31% Native American , 5.46% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 2.66% from other races , and 10.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.31% of
272-403: Was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.14. The township's age distribution consisted of 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in
289-664: Was 7 miles (11 km) south of the mouth of the Chicago River and 6 miles (10 km) south of downtown Chicago. In the 1850s, Chicago was still a walkable urban area well contained within a 2 miles (3 km) radius of the center. He selected the name Hyde Park to associate the area with the elite neighborhood of Hyde Park in New York as well as the famous royal park in London . By 1855, he began acquiring large land tracts, which he would subdivide into lots for sale in
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