Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois

Milton Township
Township
Location in DuPage County
DuPage County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°51′31″N 88°05′22″W / 41.85861°N 88.08944°WCoordinates: 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 km^2)
• Land	34.36 sq mi (89.0 km^2)
• Water	0.92 sq mi (2.4 km^2)  2.61%
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	117,067
• Density	3,407.4/sq mi (1,315.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60137, 60139, 60148, 60187, 60188, 60190, 60515, 60563
GNIS feature ID	0429372
Website	www.twp.milton.il.us

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Carol Stream (southeast quarter)
• Downers Grove (partial)
• Glen Ellyn (vast majority)
• Glendale Heights (partial)
• Lisle (partial)
• Lombard (partial)
• Naperville (partial)
• Wheaton, the county seat (partial)
• Winfield (partial)

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

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Forest Hill, Pleasant Hill, Saint Michaels Catholic, Saint Stephens German Catholic and Wheaton.

Major highways

• Interstate 355
• Illinois Route 38
• Illinois Route 53
• Illinois Route 56
• Illinois Route 64

Lakes

• Herricks 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

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

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Milton Township Assessor website
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois