Schaumburg Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA.  As of the 2020 census, its population was 134,809. It is in the north west corner of Cook County.

Geography 
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Schaumburg Township has a total area of , of which  (or 99.31%) is land and  (or 0.69%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages 
 Elk Grove Village
 Hanover Park
 Hoffman Estates (half)
 Rolling Meadows (south edge)
 Roselle
 Schaumburg
 Streamwood

Adjacent townships 
 Palatine Township (north)
 Elk Grove Township (east)
 Addison Township, DuPage County (southeast)
 Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (south)
 Wayne Township, DuPage County (southwest)
 Hanover Township (west)
 Barrington Township (northwest)

Cemeteries 
The township contains Greve Cemetery.

Major highways 
  Interstate 90
  Interstate 290
  U.S. Route 20
  Illinois Route 19
  Illinois Route 53
  Illinois Route 58
  Illinois Route 72

Airports and landing strips 
 Marriott Heliport
 Schaumburg Helistop
 Schaumburg Regional Airport

Lakes 
 George Lake
 Merkle Lake
 Moon Lake
 Unity Lake
 Volkening Lake

Landmarks 
 Busse Woods Forest Preserve
 Schaumburg Regional Airport

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 134,809 people, 48,588 households, and 33,895 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 52,646 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 56.38% White, 4.53% African American, 0.61% Native American, 23.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 6.53% from other races, and 8.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.88% of the population.

There were 48,588 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.75% were married couples living together, 10.25% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.24% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.22.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $83,909, and the median income for a family was $94,590. Males had a median income of $56,219 versus $41,337 for females. The per capita income for the township was $38,698. About 4.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Political districts
Illinois's 8th congressional district
 State House District 44
 State House District 56
 State House District 66
 State Senate District 22
 State Senate District 28
 State Senate District 33

See also
Schaumburg Township District Library

References
 
 United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
 United States National Atlas

External links
 Schaumburg 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