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Ela Township
Ela Township
Township
	Location in Lake County
	Lake County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°11′52″N 88°03′49″W / 42.19778°N 88.06361°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Government
• Supervisor	Lucy A. Prouty
Area
• Total	35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Land	34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	44,026
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-097-22853
Website	elatownship.org

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

History edit

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

Geography edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Major highways edit

Airports and landing strips edit

Honey Lake Heliport
Rotor Swing Heliport

Railroad lines edit

Canadian National Railway

Demographics edit

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

References edit

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.