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Lisle Township
—  Township  —
Location in DuPage County
Coordinates: 41°46′18″N 88°05′19″W / 41.77167°N 88.08861°W / 41.77167; -88.08861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DuPage
Settled	November 6, 1849
Government
- Supervisor	Charles B. Clarke
Area
- Total	35.91 sq mi (93.02 km2)
- Land	35.79 sq mi (92.69 km2)
- Water	0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2)  0.34%
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	117,604
- Density	3,285.9/sq mi (1,268.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60440, 60515, 60516, 60517, 60532, 60540, 60563, 60565
GNIS feature ID	0429264

Lisle Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 117,604^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lisle Township covers an area of 35.91 square miles (93.02 square kilometers); of this, 35.79 square miles (92.69 square kilometers, 99.65 percent) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.32 square kilometers, 0.34 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bolingbrook (partial)
• Downers Grove (partial)
• Lisle (vast majority)
• Naperville (partial)
• Woodridge (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Belmont at 41°47′34″N 88°02′16″W / 41.792808°N 88.0378416°W / 41.792808; -88.0378416

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Milton Township (north)
• York Township (northeast)
• Downers Grove Township (east)
• DuPage Township, Will County (south)
• Wheatland Township, Will County (southwest)
• Naperville Township (west)
• Winfield Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Blodgett, Illinois Benedictine College, Oak Crest, Saint Bernards and Saints Peter and Paul.

Major highways

• Interstate 88
• Interstate 355
• U.S. Route 34
• Illinois Route 53

Airports and landing strips

• Corporetum Office Campus Heliport
• Global Fire Protection Heliport

Landmarks

• Benedictine University
• Dupage County Green Valley Forest Preserve
• Morton Arboretum (south half)

School districts

• Lisle Community Unit School District 202
• Naperville Community Unit District 203

Political districts

• Illinois's 13th congressional district
• State House District 42
• State House District 47
• State House District 48
• State Senate District 21
• State Senate District 24

References

• "Lisle Township, DuPage County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429264. Retrieved 2010-01-10.  
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

	Winfield Township	Milton Township	York Township
	Naperville Township		Downers Grove Township
		Lisle Township
	Wheatland Township, Will County	DuPage Township, Will County

Municipalities and communities of DuPage County, Illinois County seat: Wheaton Cities Aurora‡ | Batavia‡ | Chicago‡ | Darien | Elmhurst | Naperville‡ | Oakbrook Terrace | St. Charles‡ | Warrenville | West Chicago | Wheaton | Wood Dale Villages Addison | Bartlett‡ | Bensenville‡ | Bloomingdale | Bolingbrook‡ | Burr Ridge‡ | Carol Stream | Clarendon Hills | Downers Grove | Elk Grove Village‡ | Glendale Heights | Glen Ellyn | Hanover Park‡ | Hinsdale‡ | Itasca | Lemont‡ | Lisle | Lombard | Oak Brook | Roselle‡ | Schaumburg‡ | Villa Park | Wayne‡ | Westmont | Willowbrook | Winfield | Woodridge‡ Townships Addison | Bloomingdale | Downers Grove | Lisle | Milton | Naperville | Wayne | Winfield | York Unincorporated communities Eola | Medinah Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties