Thornton Township

Summary

Thornton Township is a township of Illinois^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of township_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #1 of 892).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thornton Township is located in Cook County^[3].
• Thornton Township is in the country of United States^[4].
• Thornton Township's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois^[5].
• Thornton Township's locator map image is recorded as Map highlighting Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.svg^[6].
• Thornton Township's Commons category is recorded as Thornton Township, Illinois^[7].
• Thornton Township's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11587222^[8].
• +1850-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thornton Township^[9].
• Thornton Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 422238^[10].
• Thornton Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.583333333333, 'lon': -87.616666666667}^[11].
• Thornton Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022l92^[12].
• Thornton Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 17-75198^[13].
• Thornton Township's topic's main category is recorded as Q65737677^[14].
• Thornton Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+157865'}^[15].
• Thornton Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+169326'}^[16].
• Thornton Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+60889'}^[17].
• Thornton Township's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+189'}^[18].
• Thornton Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+47.42'}^[19].
• Thornton Township's archINFORM location ID is recorded as 46597^[20].
• Thornton Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+23853'}^[21].

Body

Geography

Thornton Township is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Cook County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Thornton Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+47.42'}^[19]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+189'}^[18]. Population counts include {'amount': '+157865'}^[15] and {'amount': '+169326'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Thornton Township's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois^[5].

History and Context

+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thornton Township^[9].

Why It Matters

Thornton Township ranks in the top 0.11% of township_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #1 of 892).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]