Cuba Township, Illinois

Cuba Township
Location in Lake County
Location in Lake County
Lake County's location in Illinois
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
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLake
Area
 • Total
24.2 sq mi (62.8 km2)
 • Land22.8 sq mi (59.1 km2)
 • Water1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
16,690
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-097-18004
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "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.