Cuba 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 | |
| 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 |
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]
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Halsey, John J. (1912). A History of Lake County Illinois. Lake Forest College: Roy S. Bates. p. 115.
- ^ "Cuba Township official website". Cuba Township. Retrieved May 4, 2019.