Milton Township is one of nine townships in

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, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 117,067 and it contained 45,153 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.42%) is land and (or 2.61%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Carol Stream Carol Stream is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. Carol Stream was incorporated on January 5, 1959, and named after its founder's daughter. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,854. History ...

(southeast quarter) *

Downers Grove Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. It is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The village is located between I-88 and I ...

(northwest quarter) *

Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. A suburb located due west of downtown Chicago, the village has a population of 28,846 as of the 2020 Census. History Glen Ellyn, like the neighboring town to the east, Lomba ...

Glendale Heights Glendale Heights is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 33,176. History Glendale Heights was a small farming area served by the Glen Elly ...

(partial) * Lisle (north quarter) * Lombard (west quarter) * Naperville (northeast quarter) * Wheaton, the county seat *

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(east quarter)

Unincorporated towns

* Arboretum Estates at * Butterfield at (Partially in York Township) * Danada Farms at * Flowerfield at * Foxcroft at * Glen Oak at * Gretna at * Jewell Road at * North Glen Ellyn at * Saddlewood at * Shorewood at * Valley View at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjoining Townships

* Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (north) * Addison Township, DuPage County (northeast) * York Township, DuPage County (east) * Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (southeast) * Lisle Township, DuPage County (south) * Naperville Township, DuPage County (southwest) * Winfield Township, DuPage County (west) * Wayne Township, DuPage County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries, of which Jewell Grove, Pleasant Hill, and Saint Stephen's are under the township's care: * Forest Hill * Jewell Grove * Pleasant Hill * Saint Michaels Catholic * Saint Stephen's German Catholic * Wheaton

Major highways

Interstate 355 * Illinois 38

Illinois Route 38 * Illinois 53

Illinois Route 53 Illinois Route 53 (IL 53) is an arterial north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. IL 53 runs from Main Street west of historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66) in Gardner to IL 83 in Long Grove, a distance of . It mainly ...

Illinois Route 56 Illinois Route 56 (IL 56) is a east–west state highway in northern and northeastern Illinois. It runs from the interchange of Illinois Route 47 at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Sugar Grove east to US 12/ US 20/ US 45 (Mannheim Road) by Be ...

Illinois Route 64

Lakes

* Herrick Lake * Marmo Lake * North Side Park Lake * Rice Lake

Landmarks

College of DuPage College of DuPage is a public community college with its main campus in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The college also owns and operates facilities in the Illinois communities of Addison, Carol Stream, Naperville and Westmont. With more than 20,000 ...

* Dupage County Forest Preserve-Danada Forest Preserve * Dupage County Forest Preserve-Willowbrook Preserve * Dupage County-Hidden Lake Forest Preserve *

Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden, and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometres ...

(partial) *

Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to: * Wheaton College (Illinois), a private Christian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois * Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachus ...

Demographics

School districts

* Community Consolidated School District 89 * Community Unit School District 200 * Glen Ellyn School District 41 * Glenbard Township High School District 87

Political districts

Illinois's 6th congressional district Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties. It is represented by Democrat Sean Casten since 2019. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting As of the 2011 redistricting which followe ...

* State House District 42 * State House District 45 * State House District 48 * State House District 95 * State Senate District 21 * State Senate District 23 * State Senate District 24 * State Senate District 48

Notes

References

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External links

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Milton Township Assessor's Office

Township Officials of Illinois
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