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What Exactly is a Township?
Township government, established in Providence, Rhode Island in 1636, is the oldest existing unit of government on our continent today. It is a local government for the people; an administration close to home.
Centuries ago, land was divided “like a checkerboard” into six-mile squares called townships of which today our nation holds 17,000. Illinois’ 1,434 townships continue to serve more than 8 million of the state’s residents. Thornton Township, the largest township in the State of
Illinois, has approximately 185,000 residents.
Thornton Township is made up of seventeen communities
The towns included in
these boundaries fully are:
Burnham
Calumet City
Dixmoor
Dolton
East Hazel Crest
Phoenix
South Holland
Thornton |
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The towns that are partially located
within the township boundaries are:
Blue Island
Glenwood
Harvey
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Lansing
Markham
Posen
Riverdale |
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