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1565 Florence Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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N42° 2' 47" W87° 41' 40"
(42.046388888889, -87.694444444444)
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Evanston Township is a former civil township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed from 1857 until 2014, when it was dissolved. Its boundaries were coterminous with the city of Evanston, and the population at the 2010 census was 74,486.Following special legislation enacted by the Illinois General Assembly in 2013, the electors of Evanston Township voted 5,065 to 2,889 on March 18, 2014 to abolish the township. On May 1, 2014, the city of Evanston assumed the duties and obligations of Evanston Township. Only twice before in Illinois history, and not since 1932, had a township been dissolved by public referendum.