York Township, DuPage County, Illinois

York Township
—  Township  —
Location in DuPage County
DuPage County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°51′38″N 87°58′32″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DuPage
Settled	November 6, 1849
Government
• Supervisor	John W. Valle
Area
• Total	35.63 sq mi (92.29 km2)
• Land	35.51 sq mi (91.97 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)  0.36%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	124,553
• Density	3,507.5/sq mi (1,354.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60126, 60137, 60148, 60181, 60515, 60521, 60523, 60559
GNIS feature ID	0429970

York Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 124,553.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, York Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km²); of this, 35.51 square miles (92.0 km²) (99.65 percent) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (0.36 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Downers Grove (partial)
• Elmhurst (partial)
• Glen Ellyn (east edge)
• Hinsdale (partial)
• Lombard (partial)
• Oak Brook (vast majority)
• Oakbrook Terrace
• Villa Park (partial)
• Westmont (north quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Highland Hills at 41.849197°N 88.004509°W / 41.849197; -88.004509
• Mammoth Springs at 41.854475°N 87.948952°W / 41.854475; -87.948952
• South Addison at 41.90503°N 87.988677°W / 41.90503; -87.988677
• South Elmhurst at 41.881975°N 87.940063°W / 41.881975; -87.940063
• Utopia at 41.851141°N 87.972841°W / 41.851141; -87.972841
• York Center at 41.856974°N 87.987842°W / 41.856974; -87.987842
• Yorkfield at 41.863364°N 87.948396°W / 41.863364; -87.948396

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Allerton Ridge Memorial Park, Babcock's Grove, Boeger, Brownswood, Chapel Hill Gardens West, College, Glos, Saint Johns, Saint Marys Elmhurst, Saint Marys Lombard, Trinity Lutheran and Zion Evangelical.

Major highways

• Interstate 88
• Interstate 290
• Interstate 294
• U.S. Route 20
• Illinois Route 38
• Illinois Route 83

Airports and landing strips

• Chicago Bridge and Iron Heliport
• J W Scott Heliport
• Lombard Airport (historical)
• McDonalds Plaza Heliport
• Official Airline Guides Heliport
• Waste Management Inc Heliport

Lakes

• Mays Lake
• Teal Lake

Landmarks

• Elmhurst College

School districts

• Elmhurst School District 205
• Westmont Community Unit School District 201

Political districts

• Illinois's 6th congressional district
• Illinois's 13th congressional district
• State House District 41
• State House District 42
• State House District 46
• State House District 47
• State Senate District 21
• State Senate District 23
• State Senate District 24

References

• "York Township, DuPage County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois