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Chicago Heights lies on the high land of the Tinley Moraine, with the higher and older Valparaiso Moraine lying just to the south of the city.. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Heights has a total area of 10.30 square miles (26.68 km 2), of which 10.28 square miles (26.63 km 2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) (or 0.13%) is water.
The settlement was founded in 1891 by Chicago real estate interests [4] and initially named Columbia Heights in honor of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition which the City of Chicago had been preparing to host since 1889. [5]
It is the seventh building to serve as Chicago's city hall, the fourth built at its location, and the third shared by the governments of Chicago and Cook County. [10] [11] Its location has served as the seat of the city and county governments since 1853, except for a period from 1871—when the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the building—to 1885.
South Chicago Heights is located at (41.483375, −87.637461 [ 3 ] According to the 2010 census, South Chicago Heights has a total area of 1.596 square miles (4.13 km 2 ), of which 1.58 square miles (4.09 km 2 ) (or 99%) is land and 0.016 square miles (0.04 km 2 ) (or 1%) is water.
As of the 2020 census [1] there were 86,018 people, 30,840 households, and 21,445 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,844.14 inhabitants per square mile (712.03/km 2).
It is approximately 18 miles southwest of Chicago. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Clarendon Hills has a total area of 1.82 square miles (4.71 km 2 ), of which 1.81 square miles (4.69 km 2 ) (or 99.45%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2 ) (or 0.55%) is water.
Palos Township is bordered on the north by Lyons Township, on the east by Worth Township, on the south by Orland Township, and on the west by Lemont Township.The northwest border with Lyons Township follows the Des Plaines River, directly adjacent to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (managed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago) which connects Lake Michigan with ...
ZIP code(s) 60463. Area code(s) 708: Geocode: 57381: FIPS code: 17-57381: Website: www.palosheights.org: Palos Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United ...