Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois

Calumet Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,609 and it contained 8,210 housing units.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Calumet Township covers an area of 12.1 sqkm; of this, 11.4 sqkm, or 94.21 percent, is land and 0.7 sqkm, or 5.79 percent, is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Blue Island (northeastern section)
 * Calumet Park
 * Chicago (small part of Riverdale neighborhood)
 * Riverdale (northern half)

Adjacent townships

 * Thornton Township (southeast)
 * Bremen Township (southwest)
 * Worth Township (west)

Cemeteries
The township contains Cedar Park Cemetery.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57.svg|25px]] Interstate 57
 * [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 1

Rivers

 * Little Calumet River

Landmarks

 * Calumet Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves)
 * Whistler Preserve (Cook County Forest Preserves)

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 18,609 people, 7,590 households, and 4,797 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,975.43 PD/sqmi. There were 8,210 housing units at an average density of 1,753.90 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 11.52% White, 60.22% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 15.62% from other races, and 11.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.54% of the population.

There were 7,590 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.93% were married couples living together, 26.90% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.80% were non-families. 32.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.48.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,012, and the median income for a family was $59,016. Males had a median income of $31,522 versus $30,942 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,215. About 13.6% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

Political districts

 * Illinois's 1st congressional district
 * State House District 27
 * State House District 28
 * State House District 30
 * State Senate District 14
 * State Senate District 15