Lemont Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,113. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Lemont Township covers an area of ; of this, (96.81 percent) is land and (3.19 percent) is water. Cities, towns, villages Lemont (most) Palos Park (west edge) Willow Springs (west edge) Woodridge (partial) Unincorporated towns Hastings at Sag Bridge at Adjacent townships Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (north) Lyons Township (northeast) Palos Township (east) Orland Township (southeast) Homer Township, Will County (south) Lockport Township, Will County (southwest) DuPage Township, Will County (west) Cemeteries The township contains these four cemeteries: Bethany Lutheran, Danish, Mount Vernon Memorial Park and Saint Matthew Evangelical Lutheran. Major highways Illinois Route 83 Illinois Route 171 Airports and landing strips Lemont Fire Department Heliport Lemont Industrial Park Airport (Closed and demolished for residential subdivision) Rivers Des Plaines River Lakes Goose Lake Landmarks Black Partridge Forest Red Gate Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) Sag Quarries Forest Preserve Tampier Slough Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) Demographics Political districts Illinois's 13th congressional district State House District 82 State Senate District 41 References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links Lemont Township official website City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Township Officials of Illinois Cook County Official Site Townships in Cook County, Illinois Townships in Illinois