Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Cuba Township

Township

Location in Lake County

Lake County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°11′56″N 88°09′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.19889°N 88.16306°W﻿ / 42.19889; -88.16306
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Lake
Area

• Total| 24.2 sq mi (62.8 km2)
• Land| 22.8 sq mi (59.1 km2)
• Water| 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
Elevation

| 764 ft (233 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 16,690
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 17-097-18004
Website| www.cubatownship.com

Cuba Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 16,826.[2] Cuba Township was originally named Troy Township, but was renamed to Cuba in support of the López Expedition of 1851, when it was discovered the township name of Troy was already taken.[3][4]

## Geography

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Cuba Township covers an area of 24.2 square miles (62.8 km2); of this, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2) or 5.91 percent is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Davlins Pond, Grassy Lake, Honey Lake, Lake Barrington, Flint Lake, Lake Sheree and North Tower Lake. The stream of Flint Creek runs through this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Barrington Hills (northeast edge)
* Barrington (northwest quarter)
* Deer Park (west edge)
* Fox River Grove (east edge)
* Fox River Valley Gardens (southeast quarter)
* Lake Barrington (vast majority)
* North Barrington (west three-quarters)
* Tower Lakes

### Adjacent townships

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* Wauconda Township (north)
* Fremont Township (northeast)
* Ela Township (east)
* Palatine Township, Cook County (southeast)
* Barrington Township, Cook County (south)
* Algonquin Township, McHenry County (west)
* Nunda Township, McHenry County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Saint Paul and White.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 14
* Illinois State Route 22
* Illinois State Route 59

### Airports and landing strips

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* Freier Airport is no longer in existence. It was located near Kelsey and Old Barrington Road and consisted of one grass runway. It was created by Art Freier an American Airlines pilot and farmer. Rumor has it he frequently flew to work from his home airport.[citation needed] What is true is that he gave many of the youth in the area their first airplane ride in the 1960s. As of 2013, Art is still living in the area.[citation needed]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 16,690| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cuba township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
3. ^ Halsey, John J. (1912). A History of Lake County Illinois. Lake Forest College: Roy S. Bates. p. 115.
4. ^ "Cuba Township official website". Cuba Township. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* Cuba Township official website
* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com
* US Census
* Illinois State Archives
* The Kentucky Regiment That Invaded Cuba in 1850

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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Waukegan

Cities|

* Highland Park
* Highwood
* Lake Forest
* North Chicago
* Park City
* Waukegan
* Zion

Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County

Villages|

* Antioch
* Arlington Heights‡
* Bannockburn
* Barrington‡
* Barrington Hills‡
* Beach Park
* Buffalo Grove‡
* Deer Park‡
* Deerfield‡
* Fox Lake‡
* Fox River Grove‡
* Grayslake
* Green Oaks
* Gurnee
* Hainesville
* Hawthorn Woods
* Indian Creek
* Island Lake‡
* Kildeer
* Lake Barrington
* Lake Bluff
* Lake Villa
* Lake Zurich
* Lakemoor‡
* Libertyville
* Lincolnshire
* Lindenhurst
* Long Grove
* Mettawa
* Mundelein
* North Barrington
* Old Mill Creek
* Palatine‡
* Port Barrington‡
* Riverwoods
* Round Lake
* Round Lake Beach
* Round Lake Heights
* Round Lake Park
* Third Lake
* Tower Lakes
* Vernon Hills
* Volo
* Wadsworth
* Wauconda
* Wheeling‡
* Winthrop Harbor

Townships|

* Antioch
* Avon
* Benton
* Cuba
* Ela
* Fremont
* Grant
* Lake Villa
* Libertyville
* Moraine
* Newport
* Shields
* Vernon
* Warren
* Wauconda
* Waukegan
* West Deerfield
* Zion

CDPs|

* Channel Lake
* Forest Lake
* Fox Lake Hills
* Gages Lake
* Grandwood Park
* Knollwood
* Lake Catherine
* Long Lake
* Venetian Village

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Aptakisic
* Diamond Lake
* Eddy
* Fort Sheridan
* Fremont Center
* Gilmer
* Grange Hall
* Grass Lake
* Ingleside
* Ivanhoe
* Kennedy
* Loon Lake
* Millburn
* Monaville
* Palm Beach‡
* Prairie View
* Rondout
* Rosecrans
* Russell
* Sylvan Lake
* West Miltmore
* Wildwood

Former settlements|

* Half Day
* Wilson

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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