Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Coordinates: 42°11′56″N 88°09′47″W / 42.19889, -88.16306
Cuba Township
Location in Lake County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Area
- Total	24.15 sq mi (62.56 km²)
- Land	23.09 sq mi (59.81 km²)
- Water	1.06 sq mi (2.75 km²) 4.4%
Elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	15,749
- Density	682.1/sq mi (263.3/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428863
Website: www.cubatownship.com

Cuba Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,749^[1]. Cuba Township was originally named Troy Township, but was renamed at about the time of the Spanish American War.

1 Geography
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Geography

Cuba Township covers an area of 24.15 square miles (62.56 square kilometers); of this, 1.06 square miles (2.75 square kilometers) or 4.4 percent is water. 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.

[edit] Cities and towns

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

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)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Saint Paul and White.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Airports and landing strips

Freier Airport

[edit] References

^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Illinois

County seat: Waukegan

Cities	Highland Park \| Highwood \| Lake Forest \| North Chicago \| Park City \| Waukegan \| Zion

Villages	Antioch \| Bannockburn \| Barrington \| Barrington Hills \| Beach Park \| Buffalo Grove \| Deerfield \| Deer Park \| Fox Lake \| Fox River Grove \| Grayslake \| Green Oaks \| Gurnee \| Hainesville \| 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 \| Port Barrington \| Riverwoods \| Round Lake \| Round Lake Beach \| Round Lake Heights \| Round Lake Park \| Third Lake \| Tower Lakes \| Vernon Hills \| Volo \| Wadsworth \| Wauconda \| Winthrop Harbor

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

Unincorporated communities	Channel Lake \| Forest Lake \| Fox Lake Hills \| Gages Lake \| Grandwood Park \| Ingleside \| Knollwood \| Lake Catherine \| Long Lake \| Prairie View \| Venetian Village