Proviso Township

Proviso Township is one of 29 townships in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 151,209. It was organized in 1850 and originally named "Taylor", but shortly afterward its name was changed to make reference to the Wilmot Proviso, a contemporary piece of legislation intended to stop the spread of slavery.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 151,000 residents
  • Description: township in Cook County, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Proviso Township, Illinois” and “Township of Proviso”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bellwood station and Oakridge Cemetery.

Railway station
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Bellwood is a commuter railroad station in , a western suburb of . It is served by the Union Pacific West Line. Trains go east to in Chicago and as far west as .

Cemetery
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is a cemetery located in the village of , near . It is the largest non-sectarian mausoleum in , . The cemetery is located at 4301 West Roosevelt Road, Hillside, IL 60162.

Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melrose Park is a commuter railroad station in , United States, a western suburb of . It is served by the Union Pacific West Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillside and Melrose Park.

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is a village of 8,155 people in the of . It is the eastern terminus of Interstate 88.

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is a village in Leyden and Proviso Townships, , United States. It is a suburb of . As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,796.

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is a village in , United States, located 13 miles west of downtown . Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. The city is home to the Zoo.

Proviso Township

Latitude
41.8651° or 41° 51′ 55″ north
Longitude
-87.871° or 87° 52′ 16″ west
Population
151,000
Elevation
627 feet (191 metres)
Open location code
86HJV48H+3H
Geo­Names ID
4906919
Wiki­data ID
Q7252767
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Proviso Township” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պրովիսո”
  • Basque: “Proviso udalerria, Cook konderria”
  • Basque: “Proviso udalerria”
  • Chinese: “普羅維索鎮區 (伊利諾伊州庫克縣)”
  • Chinese: “普羅維索鎮區”
  • French: “Proviso Township”
  • German: “Proviso Township”
  • Persian: “ناحیه پراویسو، شهرستان کوک، ایلینوی”
  • Russian: “Провайзо”
  • Slovenian: “Proviso Township”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Proviso (condado de Cook, Illinois)”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Proviso”
  • Turkish: “Proviso Township”
  • Urdu: “پرواسو ٹاؤن شپ، کک کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “پرواسو ٹاؤن شپ”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Proviso, Quận Cook, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Proviso”

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