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Wauconda Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lake

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
243 m

Population
  
21,730 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

GNIS feature ID
  
0429902

Local time
  
Sunday 8:10 AM

Wauconda Township, Lake County, Illinois

Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 62% Humidity

Area
  
62.68 km² (59.31 km² Land / 3.626 km² Water)

Points of interest
  
Volo Auto Museum, Bangs Lake, Cook Memorial Park, Wauconda Park District, Singing Hills Forest Preserve

Wauconda Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,730.

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Map of Wauconda Township, IL, USA

Geography

Wauconda Township covers an area of 24.2 square miles (62.8 km2); of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2) or 5.59 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Bangs Lake and Slocum Lake. The stream of Mutton Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Port Barrington (southwest corner)
  • Island Lake (east half)
  • Lake Barrington (south edge)
  • Lakemoor (north edge)
  • Volo (north edge)
  • Wauconda (southeast corner)

    • Adjacent townships

  • Grant Township (north)
  • Avon Township (northeast)
  • Fremont Township (east)
  • Ela Township (southeast)
  • Cuba Township (south)
  • Algonquin Township, McHenry County (southwest)
  • Nunda Township, McHenry County (west)
  • McHenry Township, McHenry County (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains four cemeteries: Fisher Family, Saint Peters, Volo and Wauconda.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 12
  • Illinois State Route 59
  • Illinois State Route 60
  • Illinois State Route 120
  • Illinois State Route 176

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Oak Knoll Farm Airport

    • References

    Wauconda Township, Lake County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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