# York Township, DuPage County, Illinois

York Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 128,425 and it contained 53,543 housing units.

## Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, York Township has a total area of 35.64 square miles (92.31 km$^2$), of which 35.05 square miles (90.78 km$^2$) (or 98.34%) is land and 0.59 square miles (1.53 km$^2$) (or 1.66%) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

* Downers Grove (partial)
* Elmhurst (vast majority)
* Glen Ellyn (east edge)
* Hinsdale (partial)
* Lombard (vast majority)
* Oak Brook (vast majority)
* Oakbrook Terrace
* Villa Park (vast majority)
* Westmont (north quarter)

### Unincorporated towns

* Butterfield (Mostly in Milton Township)
* Fullersburg (Mostly in Downers Grove Township)
* Highland Hills at 41°50′57″N 88°00′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.849197°N 88.004509°W﻿ / 41.849197; -88.004509
* South Addison at 41°54′18″N 87°59′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.90503°N 87.988677°W﻿ / 41.90503; -87.988677
* South Elmhurst at 41°52′55″N 87°56′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.881975°N 87.940063°W﻿ / 41.881975; -87.940063
* Utopia at 41°51′04″N 87°58′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.851143°N 87.972839°W﻿ / 41.851143; -87.972839
* York Center at 41°51′25″N 87°59′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.856974°N 87.987842°W﻿ / 41.856974; -87.987842
* Yorkfield at 41°51′48″N 87°56′54″W﻿ / ﻿41.863364°N 87.948396°W﻿ / 41.863364; -87.948396
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Allerton Ridge Memorial Park, Babcock's Grove, Boeger, Brownswood, Chapel Hill Gardens West, College, Glos, Saint Johns, Saint Marys Elmhurst, Saint Marys Lombard, Trinity Lutheran and Zion Evangelical.

### Major highways

* Interstate 88
* Interstate 290
* Interstate 294
* Interstate 355
* U.S. Route 20
* Illinois Route 38
* Illinois Route 56
* Illinois Route 83

### Airports and landing strips

* Chicago Bridge and Iron Heliport
* J W Scott Heliport
* Lombard Airport (historical)
* McDonalds Plaza Heliport
* Official Airline Guides Heliport
* Waste Management Inc Heliport

### Lakes

* Lake Fred
* Lake Trout
* Mays Lake
* Teal Lake

### Landmarks

* DuPage County Fullersburg Woods
* Elmhurst University
* Mammoth Spring
* Midwestern University
* Oakbrook Center

## Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 128,425 people, 48,178 households, and 31,902 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,603.60 inhabitants per square mile (1,391.36/km$^2$). There were 53,543 housing units at an average density of 1,502.41 per square mile (580.08/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the township was 72.08% White, 4.23% African American, 0.40% Native American, 10.90% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.50% from other races, and 7.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.56% of the population.
There were 48,178 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.62% were married couples living together, 8.03% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.78% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.22.
The township's age distribution consisted of 21.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $91,471, and the median income for a family was $116,108. Males had a median income of $64,552 versus $41,499 for females. The per capita income for the township was $49,386. About 3.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

## School districts

* Elmhurst School District 205
* Westmont Community Unit School District 201
* DuPage High School District 88 (Willowbrook High School)

## Political districts

* Illinois's 6th congressional district
* Illinois's 8th congressional district
* State House District 41
* State House District 42
* State House District 46
* State House District 47
* State Senate District 21
* State Senate District 23
* State Senate District 24