Winfield Township, DuPage County, Illinois

Winfield Township
—  Township  —
Location in DuPage County
Coordinates: 41°51′23″N 88°12′15″W / 41.85639°N 88.20417°W / 41.85639; -88.20417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DuPage
Settled	November 6, 1849
Government
- Supervisor	Dona L. Smith
Area
- Total	36.23 sq mi (93.84 km2)
- Land	35.55 sq mi (92.08 km2)
- Water	0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2)  1.88%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	45,155
- Density	1,270.2/sq mi (490.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60185, 60187, 60190, 60504, 60510, 60555, 60563
GNIS feature ID	0429945

Winfield Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 Census, its population was 45,155^[1]. It is the least populous of the DuPage County Townships.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Winfield Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.84 square kilometers); of this, 35.55 square miles (92.08 square kilometers, 98.12 percent) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.76 square kilometers, 1.88 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Aurora (northeast edge)
• Batavia (partial)
• Naperville (partial)
• Warrenville (northwest three-quarters)
• West Chicago (partial)
• Wheaton (partial)
• Winfield (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Geneva Road at 41°53′17″N 88°09′05″W / 41.8880843°N 88.1514592°W / 41.8880843; -88.1514592
• Warrenhurst at 41°49′22″N 88°12′51″W / 41.8228067°N 88.214237°W / 41.8228067; -88.214237

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

Adjacent townships

• Wayne Township (north)
• Bloomingdale Township (northeast)
• Milton Township (east)
• Lisle Township (southeast)
• Naperville Township (south)
• Batavia Township, Kane County (west)
• Geneva Township, Kane County (west)
• St. Charles Township, Kane County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Assumption, Big Woods, Calvary, Glen Oak, Oakwood, Pioneer and Warrenville.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 38

Airports and landing strips

• Central Dupage Heliport
• DuPage Airport (south three-quarters)

Lakes

• Loveless Lake
• Spring Lake

Landmarks

• DuPage County Forest Preserve - Kline Creek Farm
• DuPage County Forest Preserve - Roy C Blackwell Preserve
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
• Illinois Department of Corrections Youth Center (north quarter)

School districts

• Community Unit School District 200
• Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204

Political districts

• Illinois's 13th congressional district
• Illinois's 13th congressional district
• Illinois's 13th congressional district
• State House District 95
• State House District 96
• State Senate District 48

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

	St. Charles Township, Kane County	Wayne Township	Bloomingdale Township
	Batavia Township, Kane County Geneva Township, Kane County		Milton Township
		Winfield Township
		Naperville Township	Lisle Township

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