Northfield Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 85,102. The township office is located at 2550 Waukegan Road (just south of Willow Road) in Glenview. The township was established on April 2, 1850.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, Northfield Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.02 percent) is land and (0.99 percent) is water.Cities, towns, villages Glencoe Glenview Northbrook (vast majority) Northfield (west three-quarters) Prospect Heights (east edge) Wilmette (west edge) Des Plaines (north edge; forest preserves)Adjacent townships Moraine Township, Lake County (north) West Deerfield Township, Lake County (north) New Trier Township (east) Niles Township (southeast) Maine Township (southwest) Wheeling Township (west) Vernon Township, Lake County (northwest)