Wayne Township is one of nine

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

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(partial)

Unincorporated towns

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at * Ingalton at * Lakewood at *

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

Ghost Town

* Ontarioville at

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

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Airports and landing strips

* DuPage County Airport * Van Kampen Heliport

Lakes

* Bass Lake * Deep Quarry Lake * Harrier Lake * Heritage Lake * Island Lake (partial) * Pickerel Lake

Landmarks

* Dupage County Airport (north quarter) * Dupage County Forest Preserve - Pratt Wayne Woods Forest Preserve * West Branch Reservoir Forest Preserve

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 64,427 people, 21,808 households, and 17,925 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 21,788 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 63.31%

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, 3.05%

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, 0.46% Native American, 18.25% Asian, 0.03%

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, 6.42% from other races, and 8.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 14.75% of the population. There were 21,808 households, out of which 37.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.26% were married couples living together, 10.05% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 17.81% were non-families. 14.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.36. The township's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $110,491, and the median income for a family was $120,405. Males had a median income of $63,178 versus $39,656 for females. The

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for the township was $40,899. About 3.6% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

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 2021. 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 and DuPage counties. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Casten since 2019. Composition By county Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people * Chicago – 2,665,039 * Or ...

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

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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