Wauconda Township is a township in southwest Lake County, Illinois with a population was 21,730 in the 2010 census. The western border of Wauconda Township borders McHenry County.
GEOGRAPHY …
Wauconda Township in southwest Lake County, Illinois covers an area of 24.2 square miles — 1.4 square miles or 5.59 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Bangs Lake and Slocum Lake. TMutton Creek runs through Wauconda Township.
CITIES AND TOWNS …
Port Barrington (southwest corner)
Island Lake (east half)
Lake Barrington (south edge)
Lakemoor (north edge)
Volo (north edge)
Wauconda (southeast corner)
CEMETERIES …
Wauconda Township contains four cemeteries: Fisher Family, Saint Peters, Volo and Wauconda.
MAJOR HIGHWAYS …
U.S. Route 12
Illinois State Route 59
Illinois State Route 60
Illinois State Route 120
Illinois State Route 176
AIRPORTS …
Oak Knoll Farm Airport, between Lakemoor and Wauconda, just northeast of Island Lake.
ADJACENT TOWNSHIPS …
Grant Township (north)
Avon Township (northeast)
Fremont Township (east)
Ela Township (southeast)
Cuba Township (south)
McHenry County Townships
Algonquin Township, McHenry County (southwest)
Nunda Township, McHenry County (west)
McHenry Township, McHenry County (northwest)
