Avon Township, Illinois
Avon Township | |
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![]() Location in Lake County | |
![]() Lake County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 42°21′25″N 88°03′50″W / 42.35694°N 88.06389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Lake |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 23.8 sq mi (61.7 km2) |
• Land | 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2) |
• Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 64,502 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-097-03220 |
Website | www |
Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.[2]
Geography
[edit]Avon Township covers an area of 23.8 square miles (61.7 km2); of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2) or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 64,502 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Elected officials
[edit]- Supervisor - Michele Bauman
- Clerk - Kristal Larson
- Assessor - Chris Ditton
- Trustees- Jeanne Kearby, Mike Dobrow, Jeff Loffredo and Rudolph Repa
Website: www.avonil.us
Cities and towns
[edit]- Grayslake (west three-quarters)
- Hainesville
- Long Lake (east quarter)
- Round Lake (east three-quarters)
- Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters)
- Round Lake Heights (southeast half)
- Round Lake Park
- Third Lake
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Lake Villa Township (north)
- Warren Township (east)
- Libertyville Township (southeast)
- Fremont Township (south)
- Wauconda Township (southwest)
- Grant Township (west)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains six cemeteries: Avon Centre in Grayslake; Druce in Third Lake; Fort Hill (historic) in Round Lake; Grayslake in Grayslake; New Gracaniga Servian Orthodox in Third Lake; St. Joseph Catholic in Round Lake.
Major highways
[edit]- U.S. Route 45
- Illinois State Route 83
- Illinois State Route 120
- Illinois State Route 134
- Illinois State Route 137
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Avon township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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