Wauconda Township | |
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Coordinates: 42°17′02″N 88°09′19″W / 42.28389°N 88.15528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Lake |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Glenn L. Swanson |
Area | |
• Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.8 km2) |
• Land | 22.9 sq mi (59.3 km2) |
• Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 23,628 |
• Estimate (2016)
[1] | 22,514 |
• Density | 970/sq mi (380/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-097-79280 |
Website |
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Wauconda Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 23,628. [2]
Wauconda Township covers an area of 24.2 square miles (62.8 km2); of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2) or 5.59 percent is water. [2] Lakes in this township include Bangs Lake and Slocum Lake. The stream of Mutton Creek runs through this township.
The township contains six cemeteries: Fisher Family (historic) west of Volo; Hope Grove (historic) east of Volo; Saint Peter Catholic in Volo; Slocum Family (historic) west of Wauconda; Volo (historic) in Volo; and Wauconda in Wauconda.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 22,514 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |