Lyons Township, Cook County, Illinois

Lyons Township
Township
Seal
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°46′29″N 87°51′35″W / 41.77472°N 87.85972°W / 41.77472; -87.85972
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Government
• Supervisor	Christopher Getty
Area
• Total	36.92 sq mi (95.6 km2)
• Land	36.36 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Water	0.56 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.53%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	115,105
• Density	3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60455, 60457, 60458, 60480 60501, 60513, 60521, 60525, 60534, 60546, 60558
FIPS code	17-031-45447
Website	www.lyonstownshipil.gov

Lyons Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 115,105,^[1] with its most populous municipalities including La Grange (pop. 15,550), Justice (pop. 12,926) and Summit (pop. 11,054). Lyons Township was established in 1850. The village of Lyons, almost all of which lies within the township, is often confused with it.

The township hall is located at 6404 S. Joliet Road in Countryside. Other township municipalities include Indian Head Park, Hodgkins and McCook, as well as major portions of Western Springs, Brookfield, Bridgeview, Burr Ridge and Willow Springs. Lyons Township's approximate borders are Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the east, the line of 39th Street (Pershing Road) on the north, the DuPage County boundary (County Line Road) on the west, and the line of 87th Street on the south, except west of Willow Springs, where it follows the Des Plaines River to the DuPage county line. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, designated a National Historic District in 2011, passes through the township from southwest to northeast.