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.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water. 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 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 +Frankfort Township, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)38,52750,09049,25593.30%87.79%82.37%Black or African American alone (NH)5061,7062,8151.23%2.99%4.71%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3861380.09%0.11%0.06%Asian alone (NH)6601,5321,8361.60%2.69%3.07%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)5940.01%0.02%0.01%Other race alone (NH)23341130.06%0.06%0.19%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)25351916360.61%0.91%2.74%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2803,1044,0993.10%5.44%6.85%Total41,29257,05559,796100.00%100.00%100.00%
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
References
External links Frankfort Township official website City-data.com Illinois State Archives Township Officials of Illinois Will County official site