Waukegan Township, Lake County, Illinois
Waukegan Township, Lake County, Illinois
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Waukegan Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Lake County | |
Lake County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 42°22′23″N 87°51′01″W / 42.37306°N 87.85028°W / 42.37306; -87.85028Coordinates: 42°22′23″N 87°51′01″W / 42.37306°N 87.85028°W / 42.37306; -87.85028 | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Lake |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Patricia Jones |
Area | |
• Total | 21.4 sq mi (55.3 km2) |
• Land | 21.0 sq mi (54.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 89,834 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-097-79306 |
Website | www.waukegantownship.com |
Waukegan Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 90,893.[2]
Contents
1 Geography
1.1 Cities and towns
1.2 Adjacent townships
1.3 Cemeteries
1.4 Major highways
1.5 Airports and landing strips
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links
Geography[edit]
Waukegan Township covers an area of 21.4 square miles (55.3 km2); of this, 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2) or 1.41 percent is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Dead Lake. Sunderland Creek and the Waukegan River run through this township.
Cities and towns[edit]
Beach Park (north quarter)
North Chicago (south quarter)
Park City (west quarter)
Waukegan (partial)
Adjacent townships[edit]
Benton Township (north)
Shields Township (south)
Libertyville Township (southwest)
Warren Township (west)
Newport Township (northwest)
Cemeteries[edit]
The township contains five cemeteries: Am Echod Jewish, North Shore Garden of Memories, Oakwood, Pahlman Family and Saint Marys.
Major highways[edit]
- U.S. Route 41
- Illinois Route 120
- Illinois Route 131
- Illinois Route 132
- Illinois Route 137
Airports and landing strips[edit]
- Waukegan Regional Airport
- Saint Therese Medical Center Heliport
- Victory Memorial Hospital Off Heliport
Demographics[edit]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
Est. 2016 | 89,834 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
References[edit]
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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^ ab "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waukegan township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Waukegan Township official website
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
- US Census
- Illinois State Archives
Categories:
- Townships in Lake County, Illinois
- Townships in Illinois
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