Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois
Milton Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°51′31″N 88°05′22″W / 41.85861°N 88.08944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | DuPage |
Settled | November 6, 1849 |
Government | |
• Type | Illinois Township |
• Supervisor | Chris Heidorn |
• Assessor | Chris E. LeVan |
Area | |
• Total | 35.27 sq mi (91.3 km2) |
• Land | 34.36 sq mi (89.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2) 2.61% |
Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 118,037 |
• Density | 3,407.4/sq mi (1,315.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60137, 60139, 60148, 60187, 60188, 60190, 60515, 60563 |
FIPS code | 17-043-49451 |
Website | www |
Milton Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 117,067 and it contained 45,153 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.27 square miles (91.3 km2), of which 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2) (or 97.42%) is land and 0.92 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 2.61%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Carol Stream (southeast quarter)
- Downers Grove (northwest quarter)
- Glen Ellyn
- Glendale Heights (partial)
- Lisle (north quarter)
- Lombard (west quarter)
- Naperville (northeast quarter)
- Wheaton, the county seat
- Winfield (east quarter)
Unincorporated towns
- Arboretum Estates at 41°50′04″N 88°03′58″W / 41.834474°N 88.066177°W
- Flowerfield at 41°52′02″N 88°02′02″W / 41.867252°N 88.033955°W
- Foxcroft at 41°50′10″N 88°04′31″W / 41.836141°N 88.075344°W
- Glen Oak at 41°52′54″N 88°02′21″W / 41.881696°N 88.039233°W
- Gretna at 41°53′53″N 88°06′05″W / 41.898085°N 88.101458°W
- Jewell Road at 41°52′36″N 88°08′09″W / 41.876696°N 88.135903°W
- North Glen Ellyn at 41°53′31″N 88°03′47″W / 41.891974°N 88.063123°W
- Saddlewood at 41°53′32″N 88°04′33″W / 41.892251°N 88.075901°W
- Shorewood at 41°53′57″N 88°04′47″W / 41.899196°N 88.079791°W
- Valley View at 41°49′49″N 88°04′04″W / 41.830308°N 88.067844°W
- Butterfield at 41°50′11″N 88°02′31″W / 41.8364187°N 88.0420097°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjoining Townships
- Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (north)
- Addison Township, DuPage County (northeast)
- York Township, DuPage County (east)
- Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (southeast)
- Lisle Township, DuPage County (south)
- Naperville Township, DuPage County (southwest)
- Winfield Township, DuPage County (west)
- Wayne Township, DuPage County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries:
- Forest Hill,
- Pleasant Hill,
- Saint Michaels Catholic,
- Saint Stephens German Catholic
- and Wheaton.
Major highways
Lakes
- Herrick Lake
- Marmo Lake
- North Side Park Lake
- Rice Lake
Landmarks
- College of DuPage
- Dupage County Forest Preserve-Danada Forest Preserve
- Dupage County Forest Preserve-Willowbrook Preserve
- Dupage County-Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
- Morton Arboretum (partial)
- Wheaton College
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 118,037 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Community Unit School District 200
- Glenbard Township High School District 87
- Community Consolidated School District 89
- Glen Ellyn School District 41
Political districts
- Illinois's 6th congressional district
- State House District 42
- State House District 45
- State House District 48
- State House District 95
- State Senate District 21
- State Senate District 23
- State Senate District 24
- State Senate District 48
Notes
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
References
- "Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas