Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Bremen Township
Location in Cook County
Location in Cook County
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Government
 - Supervisor
Area
 - Total 37.8 sq mi (97.89 km²)
 - Land 37.7 sq mi (97.64 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.25 km²)  1%
Population (2000)
 - Total 109,575
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Bremen Township is a township organized in 1850, located southwest of Chicago, Illinois in southern Cook County, Illinois. The population as of the 2000 census was 109,575. An administrative office for Bremen Township is located on Oak Park Avenue in Oak Forest. This south suburban Cook County township includes the communities of:

As well as parts of:

  • Tinley Park (which also has a large portion in Orland Township with smaller sections in Rich Township and Frankfort Township, Will County)
  • Crestwood (the remaining portion lies in Worth Township)
  • Hazel Crest (the remaining portion lies in Thornton Township)
  • Markham (the remaining portion lies in Thornton Township)
  • Country Club Hills (the remaining portion lies in Rich Township)
  • Harvey (the extreme western edge of Harvey, the remaining 99% lies in Thornton Township)

The public high school district for most of Bremen Township is Bremen Community High School District 228 which includes Oak Forest High School, Bremen High School, Tinley Park High School, and Hillcrest High School.

[edit] Boundaries

Bremen Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the west, 135th Street on the north, Western Avenue on the east and 183rd Street on the south.

To the north of Bremen Township is Worth Township, to the west is Orland Township, to the south is Rich Township, and to the east is Thornton Township. To the northwest is Palos Township, to the northeast is Calumet Township, to the southeast is Bloom Township and to the southwest is Frankfort Township in Will County.

[edit] Demographics

With a population of 109,575 residents Bremen Township is

  • White Non-Hispanic: 61.8%
  • Black: 29.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 6.2%
  • Two or more races: 1.1%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

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