River Forest Township | |
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Township | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Carla Sloan |
Area | |
• Total | 2.48 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
• Land | 2.48 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0.08% |
Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,717 |
• Density | 4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-031-64317 |
GNIS feature ID | 429645[1] |
Website | www |
River Forest Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 11,717 at the 2020 census.[2] River Forest Township is coterminous with the Village of River Forest. It is one of four coterminous townships in Cook County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide.[3] Like the village, the township is bounded by Harlem Avenue, North Avenue, Madison Avenue to Lathrop Avenue, to Central Avenue and back to Harlem.