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Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
DuPage

Elevation
  
758 ft (231 m)

Population
  
66,582 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Settled
  
November 6, 1849

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Local time
  
Sunday 11:14 AM

Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois

Weather
  
18°C, Wind S at 27 km/h, 60% Humidity

Wayne Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 66,582 and it contained 21,787 housing units.

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Map of Wayne Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2), of which 35.42 square miles (91.7 km2) (or 97.04%) is land and 1.08 square miles (2.8 km2) (or 2.96%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Bartlett (partial)
  • Carol Stream (west quarter)
  • Hanover Park (partial)
  • St. Charles (partial)
  • Wayne (partial)
  • West Chicago (partial)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Ingalton at 41.906139°N 88.203684°W / 41.906139; -88.203684
  • Lakewood at 41.916695°N 88.197573°W / 41.916695; -88.197573
  • Munger at 41.964472°N 88.222853°W / 41.964472; -88.222853
  • Ontarioville at 41.987528°N 88.150073°W / 41.987528; -88.150073
  • Prince Crossing at 41.905028°N 88.184516°W / 41.905028; -88.184516
  • Schick at 41.951695°N 88.164239°W / 41.951695; -88.164239
  • Wayne Center at 41.942806°N 88.173684°W / 41.942806; -88.173684

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

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these three cemeteries: Illinois Pet, Ontarioville and Wayne Township.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 20
  • Illinois Route 59
  • Illinois Route 64

    • Airports and landing strips

  • DuPage County Airport
  • Van Kampen Heliport

    • Landmarks

  • Dupage County Airport (north quarter)
  • Dupage County Forest Preserve - Pratt Wayne Woods Forest Preserve
  • West Branch Reservoir Forest Preserve

    • Township government

    The Township government consists of a Board of Trustees (Supervisor and four Trustees) and two officers (Clerk and Assessor) all elected to four-year terms by the voters at-large.

    Township roadways are under the jurisdiction of the Wayne Township Road District, a special taxing district separate from the Township. The Highway Commissioner serves as chief executive of the Road District and is elected to a four-year term by the voters at-large.

    Township elections are held in April of the year immediately following a presidential election (2005, 2009, 2013, etc.). The current officers were elected in April 2009. They are:

    School districts

  • School District 46
  • St Charles Community Unit School District 303

    • Political districts

  • Illinois's 6th congressional district
  • Illinois's 14th congressional district
  • State House District 55
  • State House District 56
  • State Senate District 28

    • References

    Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois Wikipedia
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