Ela Township | |
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Location in Lake County | |
Lake County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 42°11′52″N88°03′49″W / 42.19778°N 88.06361°W Coordinates: 42°11′52″N88°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) [1] | 44,026 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-097-22853 |
Website | elatownship |
Ela Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,654. [2]
Ela Township bears the name of George Ela, an Illinois legislator. [3]
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.
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]
The township contains three main cemeteries: Fairfield, Lake Zurich and Saint Matthew Lutheran.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2016 (est.) | 44,026 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] |
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