Wauconda Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°17′02″N 88°09′19″W / 42.28389°N 88.15528°W / 42.28389; -88.15528CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLakeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Government

• SupervisorGlenn L. SwansonArea

• Total24.2 sq mi (62.8 km²) • Land22.9 sq mi (59.3 km²) • Water1.4 sq mi (3.5 km²)Elevation

797 ft (243 m)Population

(2020)

• Total23,628 • Estimate

(2016)^[1]

22,514 • Density970/sq mi (380/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-097-79280Websitewww.waucondatownship.com

Wauconda Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 23,628.^[2]

Geography

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.

Cities and towns

Port Barrington (southwest corner)
Island Lake (east half)
Lake Barrington (south edge)
Lakemoor (north edge)
Volo (north edge)
Wauconda (southeast corner)

Adjacent townships

Grant Township (north)
Avon Township (northeast)
Fremont Township (east)
Ela Township (southeast)
Cuba Township (south)
Algonquin Township, McHenry County (southwest)
Nunda Township, McHenry County (west)
McHenry Township, McHenry County (northwest)

Cemeteries

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.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Oak Knoll Farm Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	22,514	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wauconda township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.