Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois

Elk Grove Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 92,905.[2] Elk Grove Township formerly housed the United Airlines headquarters.

This article is about the Illinois township. For the village, see Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
Elk Grove Township
Township
Motto(s): 
"Empowering People Through Community"
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°01′47″N 87°58′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Area
 • Total28.0 sq mi (72.5 km2)
 • Land27.6 sq mi (71.4 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.48%
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
92,491
 • Density3,319/sq mi (1,281.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60005, 60007, 60008, 60016, 60018, 60056, 60067, 60173
FIPS code17-031-23243
Websitewww.elkgrovetownship.com

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Elk Grove Township covers an area of 28.0 square miles (72.5 km2); of this, 27.6 square miles (71.4 km2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 1.48 percent, is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Elk Grove Cemetery.

Major highways

Lakes
  • Fountain Lake
  • Fred Hasse Lake

Landmarks

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 201692,491[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts
  • City of Chicago School District 299
  • Township High School District 214
  • Community Consolidated School District 59

Political districts
  • Illinois' 6th congressional district
  • State House District 65
  • State House District 66
  • State Senate District 33

Economy

Elk Grove Township formerly had the corporate headquarters of United Airlines. In 2006 United Airlines announced that it would be moving its headquarters and its 350 top executives from Elk Grove Township to 77 West Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop.[4][5] After the City of Chicago gave additional financial incentives, United proceeded to schedule a move of its remaining employees out of the former Elk Grove Township headquarters into the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) in Chicago in the northern hemisphere of fall 2010. Monica Davey of The New York Times said that the move may have contributed to United's decision to base the new merged airline out of Chicago instead of Houston.[6] The former headquarters is now a part of Mount Prospect, which annexed the land in the 2010s.[7][8]

References
  • "Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elk Grove township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. Corfman, Thomas A., Greg Hinz, and Julie Jonsson. "United HQ heading for Chicago." Crain's Chicago Business. July 13, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.
  5. "United Airlines Foundation." United Airlines. February 5, 2006. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
  6. "Chicago Wins Prize as Home of Big Carrier." The New York Times. May 4, 2010. Retrieved on October 1, 2010.
  7. "Mount Prospect annexes part of United campus". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  8. "Mount Prospect annexes United property, 44 more acres". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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