[2] It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle.

[3] The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling.

As of the 2020 census[2] there were 157,487 people, 60,514 households, and 40,901 families residing in the township.

There were 64,965 housing units at an average density of 1,803.08 per square mile (696.17/km2).

27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.