Hanover Township, Cook County, Illinois

Hanover Township
Official seal of Hanover Township
Location in Cook County
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°01′40″N 88°12′14″W / 42.02778°N 88.20389°W / 42.02778; -88.20389
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Area
 • Total33.7 sq mi (87.2 km2)
 • Land33.4 sq mi (86.4 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.89%
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total100,092
 • Density3,000/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60010, 60103, 60107, 60120, 60192, 60193, 60194, 60195
FIPS code17-031-32694
Websitewww.hanover-township.org

Hanover Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA and is located at the end of the county's panhandle. As of the 2020 census, its population was 100,092 and it contained 35,007 housing units.[1]

Hanover Township was established on April 2, 1850.[2] The first reported population of the Township was 672. The Township gets its name from the "Kingdom of Hanover in Western Germany," which is where a majority of the Township's first residents originated from.[2]

The primary governmental concerns were collecting taxes, control and collection of stray animals and maintenance of the roads. "Poor relief" was minimal in the early days of the Township and the Clerk was in control of organizing the machinery for elections, similar to the job they do today.[2]

Today, Hanover Township has a population of over 105,000 residents.[3] Most of Streamwood lies within the boundaries of the Township, along with portions of Bartlett, Elgin, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and unincorporated Cook County.[4]

Township offices include the Township Town Hall at 250 S. IL Route 59 in Bartlett, the Senior Center at 240 S. IL Route 59 in Bartlett, the Astor Avenue Community Center at 7431 Astor Avenue in Hanover Park, and the Izaak Walton Youth Center at 899 Jay Street in Elgin.[5]

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Gher, Nancy, and Jennifer Leo. Hanover Harvesters: A Pictorial History of Hanover Township 1850-1955. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 1999. Print.
  3. ^ "Census profile: Hanover township, Cook County, IL".
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Directions/Map | Hanover Township | Illinois". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.

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