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Calumet

A township of 18,086 people in Cook County, Illinois

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Map of Calumet: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land1.6%47 of 2,979 acres

Trails1.4 mi0.3 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves93 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Riverdale Park0.5 mi of trails · 13 acres Directions

2Whistler Woods138 acres Directions

3Calumet Woods56 acres Directions

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About Calumet

Township in Illinois, United States

18,609Population

4.7 sq miArea

597 ftElevation

Calumet Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,609 and it contained 8,210 housing units.

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School Grade C-

The public schools Calumet’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictCalumet Public SD 132Schools8

Lincoln Elem School D-Elementary · Grades K–3 · 342 students Paul Revere Primary School D-Elementary · Grades K–3 · 318 students Burr Oak Elem School BElementary · Grades 3–5 · 290 students Burr Oak AcademyElementary · Grades PK–2 · 289 students Gen George Patton Elem School D-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 184 students Paul Revere Intermediate School D-Elementary · Grades 4–5 · 180 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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