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°W / 41.85861; -88.08944Coordinates: 41°51′31″N 88°05′22″W / 41.85861°N 88.08944°W / 41.85861; -88.08944
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DuPage
Settled	November 6, 1849
Government
- Supervisor	Chris Heidorn
Area
- Total	35.27 sq mi (91.35 km2)
- Land	35 sq mi (90.64 km2)
- Water	0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.77%
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	118,616
- Density	3,389/sq mi (1,308.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60137, 60139, 60148, 60187, 60188, 60190, 60515, 60563
GNIS feature ID	0429372

Milton Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 118,616^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Milton Township covers an area of 35.27 square miles (91.3 km²); of this, 35 square miles (91 km²) (99.22 percent) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²) (0.77 percent) is water.

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 / 41.8344741°N 88.0661771°W / 41.8344741; -88.0661771
• Flowerfield at 41°52′02″N 88°02′02″W / 41.8672518°N 88.033955°W / 41.8672518; -88.033955
• Foxcroft at 41°50′10″N 88°04′31″W / 41.8361407°N 88.0753442°W / 41.8361407; -88.0753442
• Glen Oak at 41°52′54″N 88°02′21″W / 41.8816961°N 88.0392334°W / 41.8816961; -88.0392334
• Gretna at 41°53′53″N 88°06′05″W / 41.8980845°N 88.101458°W / 41.8980845; -88.101458
• Jewell Road at 41°52′36″N 88°08′09″W / 41.8766956°N 88.1359028°W / 41.8766956; -88.1359028
• North Glen Ellyn at 41°53′31″N 88°03′47″W / 41.8919736°N 88.0631233°W / 41.8919736; -88.0631233
• Saddlewood at 41°53′32″N 88°04′33″W / 41.8922513°N 88.0759014°W / 41.8922513; -88.0759014
• Shorewood at 41°53′57″N 88°04′47″W / 41.8991957°N 88.0797907°W / 41.8991957; -88.0797907
• Valley View at 41°49′49″N 88°04′04″W / 41.8303075°N 88.0678438°W / 41.8303075; -88.0678438

(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

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

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

References

• "Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429372. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

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