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This is a list of properties and districts in Illinois that are on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total. Of these, 85 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in all of the state's 102 counties. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 10, 2025.
The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
Evanston Township, Cook County — formed as Ridgeville Township in 1850; [21]: 103 boundaries changed and renamed Evanston Township in 1857; [21]: 109 [22] dissolved in May 2017 and functions transferred to City of Evanston [23] [24] Hyde Park Township, Cook County — created in 1861; annexed into Chicago in 1889 [25]
A plat of consolidation or plan of consolidation originates when a landowner takes over several adjacent parcels of land and consolidates them into a single parcel. In order to do this, the landowner will usually need to make a survey of the parcels and submit the survey to the governing body that would have to approve the consolidation. [5]
Valley Township is located in Stark County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 293 and it contained 123 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 293 and it contained 123 housing units.
Support—High EV plat that laid out the grid of downtown Chicago, and in some senses could be considered the founding document of the city.— Jeremy ( talk ) 17:54, 2 September 2010 (UTC) [ reply ] Promoted File:Thompson Chicago plat 1830.jpg -- Edge3 ( talk ) 21:57, 2 September 2010 (UTC) [ reply ]
After 1860 the township filled up rapidly and little unoccupied land was to be found anywhere in its boundaries. The Will County Plat Atlas, 1862 shows some of the land in Will Township was still owned by the Illinois Central Railroad. It has been reported that the railroad sold land east of Peotone, to early settlers, for $2.50 to $5.00 per acre.
Elmwood Park was incorporated as a village in early April 1914 in order to prevent annexation by the greater city of Chicago. Today one can still see evidence of a minority of landowners, or share farmers who voted for annexation to the city in 1915 by the odd chunk taken out of Elmwood Park's northeast corner, which kept the community from achieving a full square rectangular border.