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Hanover Township, Cook County, Illinois
Hanover Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA and is located at the end of the county's panhandle. As of the 2020 census, its population was 100,092 and it contained 35,007 housing units. Hanover Township was established on April 2, 1850.Gher, Nancy, and Jennifer Leo. Hanover Harvesters: A Pictorial History of Hanover Township 1850-1955. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 1999. Print. The first reported population of the Township was 672. The Township gets its name from the "Kingdom of Hanover in Western Germany," which is where a majority of the Township's first residents originated from. The primary governmental concerns were collecting taxes, control and collection of stray animals and maintenance of the roads. "Poor relief" was minimal in the early days of the Township and the Clerk was in control of organizing the machinery for elections, similar to the job they do today. Today, Hanover Township has a population of over 105,000 residents. Most of Streamwood lie ...
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a County (United States), county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England town, New England, Political subdivisions of New York State#Town, New York, as well as Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy, autonomy vary in each U.S. state, state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide, especially in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townshi ...
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Streamwood, Illinois
Streamwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,577. It is a northwest suburb of Chicago, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Streamwood is one of the three communities that make up the so-called "Tri Village" area, along with Bartlett and Hanover Park. Streamwood was first incorporated as a village on February 9, 1957. Retail and commerce A major retail sector has developed in recent years at the intersection of Illinois Route 59 and Illinois Route 19 called Sutton Park, which includes the Sutton Park Shopping Center. Geography Streamwood is located at (42.020627, -88.173409). According to the 2010 census, Streamwood has a total area of , of which (or 99.57%) is land and (or 0.43%) is water. Climate Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 39,577 people, 13,170 households, and 9,839 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 13,797 housing units at an average d ...
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Illinois 25
Illinois Route 25 (IL 25) is a state route in northeast Illinois. It runs north from U.S. Route 34 in Oswego to Illinois Route 62 (Algonquin Road) in Algonquin. Illinois 25 is in length. Route description Illinois Route 25 was opened in August 1929; it originally ran from Elgin to East Dundee. It was extended southward to St. Charles in 1930. The entirety of this road follows part of the Fox River on its eastern bank. Illinois Route 31 parallels Route 25 (and the river) on the western bank of the river. Route 25's southern terminus is in Oswego. It moves northward into Montgomery, where U.S. Highway 30 passes over, but does not have an interchange with it. Route 25 then passes through downtown Aurora. It then winds through North Aurora and Batavia, lacking an interchange with Interstate 88. Route 25 intersects Illinois Route 56 in North Aurora, Illinois Route 38 in Geneva, and Illinois Route 64 in St. Charles. Route 25 continues northward through South E ...
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Illinois Route 19
Illinois Route 19 (abbreviated IL-19, or simply Illinois 19) is a major east–west arterial state highway in northeastern Illinois, United States. It runs from Illinois Route 25 (Liberty St.) in Elgin, to Lake Shore Drive (U.S. Route 41) on the north side of Chicago. Illinois 19 is long. From its western terminus to Schaumburg Road in Elgin, it's known as Chicago Road before becoming Irving Park Road until its eastern terminus. Route description Illinois 19 fluctuates from being a two lane road in rural parts to six lanes by highway interchanges. In Elgin, the road is mostly four lanes, narrowing to two in relatively undeveloped, forested sections between Illinois Route 59 and Elgin. East of Barrington Road, the road becomes a main artery through the western suburbs of Chicago. The Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (now known as Illinois Route 390) was built in part to reduce traffic on Illinois 19 through Roselle and Itasca. The road narrows from six to two lanes between Sch ...
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US 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Highway, 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. Spanning , it is the longest road in the United States, and, in the east, the route is roughly parallel to Interstate 90 (I-90), which is the longest Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the U.S. There is a discontinuity in the official designation of US 20 through Yellowstone National Park, with unnumbered roads used to traverse the park. US 20 and U.S. Route 30, US 30 break the general U.S. Route numbering rules in Oregon, since US 30 actually starts north of US 20 in Astoria, Oregon, Astoria, and runs parallel to the north throughout the state (the Columbia River and Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah), Interstate 84). The two concurrency (road), run concurrently and continue in the corre ...
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Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain states, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwestern United States, Midwest, and the Northeastern United States, Northeast, ending in Boston, Massachusetts. The highway serves 13 states and has 15 List of auxiliary Interstate Highways, auxiliary routes, primarily in major cities such as Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, and Rochester, New York, Rochester. I-90 begins at Washington State Route 519 in Seattle and crosses the Cascade Range in Washington and the Rocky Mountains in Montana. It then traverses the northern Great Plains and travels southeast through Wisconsin and the Chicago area by following the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The freeway continues across Indiana and follows the shore of Lake Erie through Ohio and Pennsylvania to Buffalo. I-90 travels ...
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Dundee Township, Kane County, Illinois
Dundee Township occupies the square in the Northeast corner of Kane County, Illinois. It includes West Dundee, Illinois, West and East Dundee, Illinois, East Dundee, Carpentersville, Illinois, Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, Sleepy Hollow, Gilberts, Illinois, Gilberts and portions of Elgin, Illinois, Elgin, Barrington Hills, Illinois, Barrington Hills, and Algonquin, Illinois, Algonquin. It is divided by the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 64,167 and it contained 21,635 housing units. History Dundee Township is named after Dundee, New York, which in turn is named after the Dundee, city in Scotland. Historically, industry and residential areas straddled the river, with most of the land on the western half of the township devoted to agriculture. Today, the township has become predominantly a suburb of Chicago. The township's history is documented by the Dundee Township Historical Society, and parts of Carpent ...
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Elgin Township, Kane County, Illinois
Elgin Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 100,922 and it contained 35,690 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.04%) is land and (or 1.96%) is water. Most of the township is incorporated in the City of Elgin. Township offices are located at 729 S. McLean Blvd Suite 200, Elgin, IL. Demographics Cities, towns, villages * Bartlett (small portion) *Elgin (vast majority) * South Elgin (upper two thirds) Other communities *Almora at * Youngsdale at *Udina Udina () is a volcanic massif located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It comprises two distinct conical stratovolcanoes: Bolshaya Udina, standing at 2,920 meters, and Malaya Udina, with a height of 1,945 meters. Malaya ... (east half) at References * External linksOfficial Website Townships in Kane County, Illinois Townships in Illinois ...
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Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois
Wayne Township is one of nine Civil township, townships in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, United States, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 64,427 and it contained 21,788 housing units. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wayne Township has a total area of , of which (or 97.19%) is land and (or 2.81%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Bartlett, Illinois, Bartlett (partial) * Carol Stream, Illinois, Carol Stream (west quarter) * Hanover Park, Illinois, Hanover Park (partial) * St. Charles, Illinois, St. Charles (partial) * Wayne, Illinois, Wayne (partial) * West Chicago, Illinois, West Chicago (partial) Unincorporated towns * Granger, Illinois, Granger at * Ingalton, Illinois, Ingalton at * Lakewood, DuPage County, Illinois, Lakewood at * Munger, DuPage County, Illinois, Munger at * Prince Crossing, Illinois, Prince Crossing at * Schick, Illinois, Schick at * Wayne Center, Illinois, Wayne Center at (This list is based ...
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Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County, Illinois
Bloomingdale Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 111,875 and it contained 42,488 housing units. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bloomingdale Township has a total area of , of which (or 96.59%) is land and (or 3.41%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Addison (west quarter) * Bloomingdale * Carol Stream (partial) * Glendale Heights (vast majority) * Hanover Park (partial) * Itasca (partial) * Lombard (north edge) * Roselle (partial) * Schaumburg (partial) * Winfield (north edge) Unincorporated towns * Cloverdale at * Glen Ellyn Countryside at * Keeneyville at * Medinah at * Swift at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these seven cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Cloverdale, Freinenigreit, Old Ontarioville, St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox, St. Isidore's and St. Luke's Lutheran. Major highways * Interstate ...
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