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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 66,582 and it contained 21,787 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.04%) is land and (or 2.96%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Bartlett (partial) * Carol Stream (west quarter) * Hanover Park (partial) * St. Charles (partial) * Wayne (partial) *

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(partial)

Unincorporated towns

* Ingalton at * Lakewood at *

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at * Ontarioville at * Prince Crossing at * Schick at * Wayne Center at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjoining Townships

* Hanover Township, Cook County (north) * Schaumburg Township, Cook County (northeast) * Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (east) * Milton Township, DuPage County (southeast) * Winfield Township, DuPage County (south) * Geneva Township, Kane County (southwest) * St. Charles Township, Kane County (west) * Elgin Township, Kane County (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...

Illinois Route 59 Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockfo ...

Illinois Route 64 Illinois Route 64 (IL 64, Illinois 64) is an east–west state highway in Northern Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Iowa state line, connecting with U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and Iowa Highway 64 via the Dale Gardner Veterans ...

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

Demographics

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 *School District 25 - Bendist25.org **Evergreen Elementary **Benjamin Middle School *Community High School District 94 in West Chicago *CCSD 93 - Heritage Lakes (maybe others as well) *Glenbard North HS

Political districts

Illinois's 6th congressional district Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties. It is represented by Democrat Sean Casten since 2019. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting As of the 2011 redistricting which followed ...

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* State House District 55 * State House District 56 * State Senate District 23 * State Senate District 28

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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