Palatine Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 112,994. It is the north central township of the six northwest townships that form the Cook County panhandle. Palatine Township was organized in 1850. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Palatine Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.04 percent) is land and (0.96 percent) is water. Cities, towns, villages Arlington Heights (Portions west of Wilke Road, like Arlington Park) Barrington Deer Park Hoffman Estates Northeast area Inverness Palatine Rolling Meadows (north of Central Road) Schaumburg South Barrington Adjacent townships Ela Township, Lake County (north) Vernon Township, Lake County (northeast) Wheeling Township (east) Elk Grove Township (southeast) Schaumburg Township (south) Barrington Township (west) Cuba Township, Lake County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these cemeteries: Cady, Circle of Life, Deer Grove, German, Hillside, Immanuel Lutheran, Mount Hope, Saint Michael, Salem, Sutherland and Wolfum. Of these, the Township owns Cady, Hillside, Salem, Sutherland and Wolfum. Major highways U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 14 Illinois Route 53 Illinois Route 62 Illinois Route 68 Lakes Baker Lake Deer Grove Lake Deer Lake Hidden Lake Inverness Lake Lake Irene Lake Louise Lake Rossiter Shadow Lake Virginia Lake Landmarks Barrington Forest Preserve (east three-quarters) Deer Grove Forest Preserve William Rainey Harper College Arlington Park Demographics Government Supervisor Andy-John G. Kalkounos Clerk Lisa Moran Assessor Terry Kelly Highway Commissioner Aaron Del Mar Trustees A. Christine Svenson Leslie Bolanos Michael Smolka Bill Pohlman Political districts Illinois's 8th congressional district Illinois's 6th congressional district State House District 51 State House District 54 State House District 56 State House District 57 State House District 66 State Senate District 26 State Senate District 27 State Senate District 28 State Senate District 29 State Senate District 33 References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links Palatine Township official website City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Township Officials of Illinois Cook County official site Townships in Cook County, Illinois Populated places established in 1850 Townships in Illinois 1850 establishments in Illinois