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Naperville Township
—  Township  —
Location in DuPage County
Coordinates: 41°46′18″N 88°12′21″W / 41.77167°N 88.20583°W / 41.77167; -88.20583
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DuPage
Settled	November 6, 1849
Government
- Supervisor	George D. Porter
Area
- Total	35.88 sq mi (92.92 km2)
- Land	35.28 sq mi (91.38 km2)
- Water	0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2)  1.66%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	85,736
- Density	2,430.2/sq mi (938.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60504, 60519, 60540, 60555, 60563, 60564, 60565
GNIS feature ID	0429419

Naperville Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 85,736^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Naperville Township covers an area of 35.88 square miles (92.92 square kilometers); of this, 35.28 square miles (91.38 square kilometers, 98.34 percent) is land and 0.59 square miles (1.54 square kilometers, 1.66 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Aurora (partial)
• Naperville (partial)
• Warrenville (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Batavia Junction at 41°47′43″N 88°14′26″W / 41.7953068°N 88.2406259°W / 41.7953068; -88.2406259
• Eola at 41°46′39″N 88°14′34″W / 41.7775292°N 88.2428476°W / 41.7775292; -88.2428476
• Frontenac at 41°44′41″N 88°13′58″W / 41.7447517°N 88.2328464°W / 41.7447517; -88.2328464

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

Adjacent townships

• Winfield Township (north)
• Milton Township (northeast)
• Lisle Township (east)
• DuPage Township, Will County (southeast)
• Wheatland Township, Will County (south)
• Oswego Township, Kendall County (southwest)
• Aurora Township, Kane County (west)
• Batavia Township, Kane County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Erb and Naperville.

Major highways

• Interstate 88
• U.S. Route 34
• Illinois Route 59

Airports and landing strips

• Aero Estates Airport
• Edward Hospital Heliport
• Naper Aero Club Airport

Lakes

• Lund Lake
• Spring Lake
• Waubansee Lake
• Willow Lake

Landmarks

• Dupage County Big Woods Forest Preserve
• Dupage County Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve
• Illinois Department of Corrections Youth Center (south three-quarters)

School districts

• Community Unit School District 200
• Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
• Naperville Community Unit District 203

Political districts

• Illinois's 13th congressional district
• State House District 48
• State House District 84
• State House District 95
• State House District 96
• State Senate District 24
• State Senate District 42
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Naperville 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:0429419. 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

	Batavia Township, Kane County	Winfield Township	Milton Township
	Aurora Township, Kane County		Lisle Township
		Naperville Township
	Oswego Township, Kendall County	Wheatland Township, Will County	Du Page 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