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A township of 147,690 people in Cook County, Illinois
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Conserved land3.1%590 of 18,903 acres
Trails23 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves574 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Illinois, United States
151,209Population
29.7 sq miArea
627 ftElevation

Proviso Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 151,209. It was organized in 1850 and originally named "Taylor", but shortly afterward its name was changed to make reference to the Wilmot Proviso, a contemporary piece of legislation intended to stop the spread of slavery. The Proviso Township government office is located at 4565 West Harrison Street, Hillside, IL 60162.

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The public schools Proviso’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictProviso Twp HSD 209Schools61

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