Ela Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°11′52″N 88°03′49″W / 42.19778°N 88.06361°W / 42.19778; -88.06361CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLakeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Government

• SupervisorLucy A. ProutyArea

• Total35.9 sq mi (93.0 km²) • Land34.4 sq mi (89.1 km²) • Water1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)Elevation

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

44,026Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-097-22853Websiteelatownship.org

Ela Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,654.^[2]

History

Ela Township bears the name of George Ela, an Illinois legislator.^[3]

Geography

Ela Township covers an area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²); of this, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) or 4.24 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Ashley Lake, Bresen Lake, Echo Lake, Forest 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.^[4] However, the Lake County GIS shows an even smaller extension into Vernon Township and none into Ela.^[5]

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 main cemeteries: Fairfield, Lake Zurich and Saint Matthew Lutheran.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Honey Lake Heliport
Rotor Swing Heliport

Railroad lines

Canadian National Railway

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	44,026	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

Bibliography

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ela township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
^ Census map of Lake County
^ Lake County Illinois Maps Online Archived 2008-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.