Township (east northeast and east southeast) Worth Township (southeast) Palos Township (south) Lemont Township (southwest) Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (west) York Township, DuPage County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these seven cemeteries: Archer Woods Memorial Park, Bethania, LaGrange, Lithuanian National, Resurrection, Saint Johns and Lyonsville. Major highways Interstate 55 Interstate 294 U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 34 U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 66 Illinois Route 43 Illinois Route 171 Airports and landing strips La Grange Memorial Hospital Heliport Pielet Summit Heliport Rivers Des Plaines River Landmarks Arie Crown Forest Preserve Buffalo Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) Columbia Woods (Cook County Forest Preserves) Chicago Portage National Historic Site Emmanuel Episcopal Church First Congregational Church of Western Springs George E. Purple House Hofmann Tower La Grange Village Historic District Lyons Township Hall Robert Vial House Western Springs Water Tower Demographics As of the 2010 census: White: 82.1% (Non-Hispanic: 71.7%) Black: 6.0% American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3% Asian: 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.02% Some other race: 7.3% Two or more races: 2.1% Hispanic or Latino (any race): 19.0% Elected officials Christopher Getty - Supervisor Mary Jo Noonan - Clerk Barbara M. Weyrick - Assessor Sean McDermott - Highway Commissioner Michael A. Porfirio - Trustee Tom Garrette - Trustee Colleen H. Kelly - Trustee Timothy M. Sprague - Trustee Education Lyons Township is served by two public high school districts: Lyons Township High School District 204, for students in the northwest half of the township, and Argo Community High School District 217, for students in the southeast half. See also Resurrection Mary References "Pamphlet For Public Information" published by Lyons Township Clerk Robert S. Berliner, 1968. United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links Lyons Township official website US Census City-data.com Lyons Township Information Center Cook County official site Townships in Cook County, Illinois Populated places established in 1850 Townships in Illinois