Township of Thornton
Thornton Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 157,865. Incorporated in 1850, it is located immediately south of the city of Chicago.- Locality with about 158,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 600 feet (180 metres)
- Description: township in Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Also known as“Thornton Station Township”“Thornton Township”“Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois”“Thornton Township, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Discover Harvey station and 147th Street/Sibley station.
Harvey station
Harvey is one of two Metra Electric commuter rail…
2 miles west of Township of Thornton
147th Street/Sibley station
147th Street/Sibley station is one of two Metra…
2½ miles northwest of Township of Thornton
Seton Academy
School
Seton Academy was a Catholic coeducational…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harvey and Lansing.
South Holland
South Holland is a village and south suburb of Chicago…
Township of Thornton
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Latitude
41.6016° or 41° 36′ 6″ north
Longitude
-87.6012° or 87° 36′ 4″ west
Open location code
86HJJ92X+MG
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Township of Thornton” goes by many names.
Thornton udalerriaBasque
Thornton udalerria, Cook konderriaBasque
桑頓鎮區Chinese
桑頓鎮區 (伊利諾伊州庫克縣)Chinese
ناحیه تورنتون، شهرستان کوک، ایلینویPersian
Thornton TownshipSwedish
Thornton TownshipTurkish
Торнтон ТауншипUkrainian
تھورنٹن ٹاؤن شپUrdu
تھورنٹن ٹاؤن شپ، کک کاؤنٹی، الینوائےUrdu
Xã ThorntonVietnamese
Xã Thornton, Quận Cook, IllinoisVietnamese
Localities in the Area
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