Bremen Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 107,149 and it contained 42,611 housing units. It was organized in 1850 and is located southwest of Chicago in southern Cook County. An administrative office for Bremen Township is located at 16361 South Kedzie Parkway, Markham, Illinois. It is named after the State of the same name in Germany as this area was settled by primarily German settlers.

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How Bremen ranks

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#197Lowest obesity in IL #206Lowest depression in IL #227Closest to a top hospital in IL All IL rankings →

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Living in Bremen

Health in Bremen

Health Grade B

Healthier than 64% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

6worse than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▼ 10 close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

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What stands out

10.4%More adults facing a utility shut-offIL 7.8% · worse 17.3%More adults facing housing insecurityIL 13.2% · worse 20.8%More adults facing food insecurityIL 15.9% · worse

Care nearby

Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey · 3.9 mi · ER

Hazel Crest Community Health CenterHazel Crest · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60452, 60477, 60445 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Bremen →

Schools in Bremen

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School Grade C+

The public schools Bremen’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBremen CHSD 228Schools52

Central Park Elem School C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 640 students Kolmar Elem School C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 535 students Walter F Fierke Ed Center B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 443 students Jesse C White Learning Academy BElementary · Grades PK–8 · 425 students Kerkstra Elem School B+Elementary · Grades 1–5 · 407 students Bert H Fulton School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 404 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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