Ela Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ela Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lake
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leader_title = Supervisor
leader_name = Lucy A. Prouty
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 6, 1849

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 93.14
area_land_km2 = 90.28
area_water_km2 = 2.86
area_total_sq_mi = 35.96
area_land_sq_mi = 34.86
area_water_sq_mi = 1.1
area_water_percent = 3.07

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 39688
population_density_km2 = 439.6
population_density_sq_mi = 1138.5

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 253
elevation_ft = 830
latd = 42
latm = 11
lats = 52
latNS = N
longd = 88
longm = 03
longs = 49
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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blank_name = GNIS feature ID
blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428944 0428944]
website = [http://www.toi.org/ELATOWNSHIP/ www.toi.org/ELATOWNSHIP]
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Ela Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 39,688 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1709722853&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Ela Township covers an area of 35.96 square miles (93.14 square kilometers); of this, 1.1 square miles (2.86 square kilometers) or 3.07 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Ashley Lake, Bresen Lake, Echo Lake, Lake Germaine, Lake Louise, Lake Zurich and Leo Lake.

Cities and towns

* Barrington (northeast edge)
* Deer Park (vast majority)
* Forest Lake
* Hawthorn Woods (vast majority)
* Kildeer
* Lake Zurich
* Long Grove (west half)
* North Barrington (east quarter)

The United States Census data from the year 2000 shows Arlington Heights, primarily in Cook County, extending slightly into the southeast corner of Ela Township (covering 0.00 sq mi), as well as the southwest corner of Vernon Township (covering 0.01 sq mi) directly to the east of Ela. [ [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/il_cosub.pdf Census map of Lake County] ] However, the Lake County GIS shows an even smaller extension into Vernon Township and none into Ela. [ [http://gis2.co.lake.il.us/maps/ Lake County Illinois Maps Online] ]

Adjacent townships

* Fremont Township (north)
* Libertyville Township (northeast)
* Vernon Township (east)
* Wheeling Township, Cook County (southeast)
* Palatine Township, Cook County (south)
* Barrington Township, Cook County (southwest)
* Cuba Township (west)
* Wauconda Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Fairfield, Lake Zurich and Saint Matthew Lutheran.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 12
* Illinois State Route 22
* Illinois State Route 53

Airports and landing strips

* Honey Lake Heliport
* Rotor Swing Heliport

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Ela-Lake-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/lake.html Illinois State Archives]