Frankfort Township, Will County, Illinois

Frankfort Township is one of 24 townships in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 57,055 and it contained 19,720 housing units.^[2]

Frankfort Township
Township
Location in Will County
Will County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 87°51′09″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Established	November 6, 1849
Government
• Supervisor	Jim Moustis
Area
• Total	36.83 sq mi (95.39 km2)
• Land	36.8 sq mi (95.31 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	59,278
• Density	1,550.3/sq mi (598.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60423, 60448, 60467, 60477, 60487
Area code(s)	708, 779, 815
FIPS code	17-197-27631
Website	www.frankforttownship.com

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.83 square miles (95.4 km²), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[2] It includes almost all of Frankfort and Mokena as well as small portions of Tinley Park and Orland Park.

Boundaries

Frankfort Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the east (where Cook County and Will County share a border), 183rd Street and Orland Parkway on the north (which is also the Cook-Will county border), Townline Road on the west, and Steger Road on the south.

Cities, towns, villages

• Frankfort (vast majority)
• Mokena (vast majority)
• Tinley Park (small portion)
• Orland Park (small portion)

Other Communities

• Arbury Hills at 41.535587°N 87.847549°W / 41.535587; -87.847549
• Frankfort Square

Adjacent townships

• Orland Township, Cook County (north)
• Bremen Township, Cook County (northeast)
• Rich Township, Cook County (east)
• Monee Township (southeast)
• Green Garden Township (south)
• Manhattan Township (southwest)
• New Lenox Township (west)
• Homer Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Frankfort Township, Frankfort, Pioneer Memorial, Pleasant Hill, Saint John's United Church of Christ, Saint Mary's, Stellwagen, and Union Burial Society.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 30
• U.S. Route 45
• Interstate 80

Lakes

• Gun Club Lake

Landmarks

• Hunters Woods County Forest Preserve
• Hickory Creek Preserve (east three-quarters)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	59,278	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Political districts

• Illinois's 1st congressional district
• State House District 37
• State House District 38
• State House District 80
• State Senate District 19
• State Senate District 40