| Official Name: | Palatine Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Motto: | People Helping People[1] |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Cook County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Cook County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.34 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.9 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.96 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 114403 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 228 |
| Elevation Ft: | 748 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1106°N -88.0631°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 60004, 60005, 60008, 60010, 60067, 60074, 60173, 60195 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-031-57238 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Palatine Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 114,403.[2] It is the north central township of the six northwest townships that form the Cook County panhandle. Palatine Township was organized in 1850.
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.
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.
As of the 2020 census there were 114,403 people, 43,469 households, and 29,301 families residing in the township. The population density was 3169.5PD/sqmi. There were 47,408 housing units at an average density of 1313.42/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 63.47% White, 3.03% African American, 0.71% Native American, 15.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 8.60% from other races, and 9.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.71% of the population.
There were 43,469 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.31% were married couples living together, 10.66% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.59% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12.
The township's age distribution consisted of 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $92,796, and the median income for a family was $113,903. Males had a median income of $61,860 versus $42,362 for females. The per capita income for the township was $47,498. About 5.4% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.