Rich Township
Rich Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States located south of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, its population was 76,138. Richton Park serves as the governmental seat for the township.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 76,100 residents
- Description: township in Cook County, Illinois
- Also known as: “Rich Township, Illinois” and “Township of Rich”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 211th Street/Lincoln Highway station and Matteson station.
211th Street/Lincoln Highway station
Railway station
Photo: Buddahbless, CC BY 2.0.
211th Street/Lincoln Highway is a commuter rail station along the Main Branch of the Metra Electric line in Olympia Fields, Illinois. It is located at 211th Street between Olympian Way and Olympian Circle, and is 27.6 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.
Matteson station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matteson is one of two commuter rail stations along the Main Branch of the Metra Electric line which serve Matteson, Illinois. It is located at 215th and Main Streets, and is 28.2 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.
Richton Park Public Library District
Library
The Richton Park Library District was founded in 1972 when village trustees rented a storefront at 22365 Governors Highway in Richton Park, Illinois. Volunteers had to engage in extensive cleaning and renovation in order to convert the former coffee-house into a library. Richton Park Public Library District is situated 2 miles south of Rich Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matteson and Richton Park.
Matteson
Town
Photo: Aneekr, Public domain.
Matteson is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,073 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago. Matteson is located in Chicago's Southland area.
Richton Park
Village
Richton Park is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,775 at the 2020 census. Richton Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rich Township.
Park Forest
Village
Park Forest is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small southern portion in Will County. The village was originally designed by Loebl Schlossman & Bennett as a planned community for veterans returning from World War II. Park Forest is situated 3½ miles southeast of Rich Township.
Rich Township
- Category: township of Illinois
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Rich Township” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Rich udalerria, Cook konderria”
- Basque: “Rich udalerria”
- Chinese: “里奇鎮區 (伊利諾伊州庫克縣)”
- Chinese: “里奇鎮區”
- French: “Rich Township”
- German: “Rich Township”
- Japanese: “リッチ・タウンシップ”
- Japanese: “リッチ郡区”
- Persian: “ناحیه ریچ، شهرستان کوک، ایلینوی”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Rich (condado de Cook, Illinois)”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Rich”
- Turkish: “Rich Township”
- Urdu: “رچ ٹاؤن شپ، کک کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “رچ ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Rich, Quận Cook, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Rich”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oakwood Park and Matteson Plaza Shopping Center.
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