River Forest Township, Illinois

River Forest Township
Township
Location in Cook County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Government
  SupervisorCarla Sloan
Area
  Total
2.48 sq mi (6.4 km2)
  Land2.48 sq mi (6.4 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
11,717
  Density4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-031-64317
GNIS feature ID429645
Websitewww.riverforesttownship.org

River Forest Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 11,717 at the 2020 census. River Forest Township is coterminous with the Village of River Forest. It is one of four coterminous townships in Cook County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide. Like the village, the township is bounded by Harlem Avenue, North Avenue, Madison Avenue to Lathrop Avenue, to Central Avenue and back to Harlem.