Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois
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Addison Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 88,351 and it contained 32,306 housing units.


Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Addison Township has a total area of , of which (or 98.02%) is land and (or 1.98%) is water. The township has recently undergone many changes including a complete renovation of its west end connected to Lake St. Many new stores and services were opened.


Cities, towns, villages

* Addison (partial) * Bensenville (vast majority) *
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(partial) * Elmhurst (north quarter) * Itasca (east three-quarters) * Lombard (north edge) *
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(partial) * Wood Dale The south west edge of O'Hare in the city of
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, and is not part of this township.


Unincorporated towns

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


Adjacent Townships

* Elk Grove Township, Cook County (north) * Schaumburg Township, Cook County (northwest) * Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (west) * Milton Township, DuPage County (southwest) * York Township, DuPage County (south) * Proviso Township, Cook County (southeast) * Leyden Township, Cook County (east) * Maine Township, Cook County (northeast)


Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Arlington, Churchville, Elm Lawn, Fredens, Mount Emblem, Pet Haven, Saint Pauls Addison and Zion. A former cemetery, St. Johannes also existed, but in 2010 the graves were disinterred and relocated in order to build a new runway for O'Hare Airport.


Major highways

* Interstate 290 *
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* U.S. Route 20 * Illinois Route 19 *
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* Illinois Route 64 *
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* Illinois Route 390


Airports and landing strips

*
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(partial) * Patten Industries Heliport


Lakes

* Grove Lake


Landmarks

* Cricket Creek Forest Preserve of Dupage County * Fullerton Park Forest Preserve of Dupage County * Maple Meadows Forest Preserve * Oak Meadows Golf Course Forest Preserve * Oak Meadows Golf Course Forest Preserve * Songbird Slough Forest Preserve * Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve


Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 88,351 people, 31,942 households, and 23,133 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 32,306 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 58.01%
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, 2.57%
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, 1.39% Native American, 6.98% Asian, 0.03%
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, 17.16% from other races, and 13.87% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 36.15% of the population. There were 31,942 households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.08% were married couples living together, 12.06% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.58% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.27. The township's age distribution consisted of 22.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $77,130, and the median income for a family was $89,211. Males had a median income of $45,931 versus $33,272 for females. The
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for the township was $35,164. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the
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, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.


School districts

* Elmhurst School District 205 * Addison School District 4 *Dupage County High School District 88 * Fenton Community High School District 100


Political districts

* Illinois's 5th congressional district includes Bensenville and Elmhurst. It is represented by Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Chicago). *
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includes Addison, Bensenville Itasca, and Wood Dale. It is represented by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg). * State Senate District 23 includes Addison, Itasca, and Wood Dale. It is represented by Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park). * State Senate District 24 includes Elmhurst. Senator Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst). * State Senate District 39 includes Addison, Bensenville and Wood Dale. Senator Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). * State House District 45 includes Addison, Itasca, and Wood Dale. It is represented by Representative Christine Winger (R-Wood Dale). * State House District 46 includes Addison. It is represented by Representative Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park). * State House District 47 includes Elmhurst. Representative Patricia R. Bellock (R-Hinsdale). * State House District 77 includes Addison, Bensenville and Wood Dale. It is represented by Representative Kathleen Willis (D-Addison).


Township Officials

Starred years mean the officeholder was initially appointed to position.


References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

U.S. House of Representatives


External links

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Township Officials of Illinois
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