Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
42°21′25″N 88°03′50″W / 42.35694°N 88.06389°W / 42.35694; -88.06389 (2010)
(2016)[1]
Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.[2]
Geography
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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (est.) | 64,502 | [1] | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Elected officials
- 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
- 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
- Lake Villa Township (north)
- Warren Township (east)
- Libertyville Township (southeast)
- Fremont Township (south)
- Wauconda Township (southwest)
- Grant Township (west)
Cemeteries
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
- U.S. Route 45
- Illinois State Route 83
- Illinois State Route 120
- Illinois State Route 134
- Illinois State Route 137
References
- ^ 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.
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
- US Census
- Illinois State Archives
- Fort Hill Cemetery
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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Waukegan
- Antioch
- Arlington Heights‡
- Bannockburn
- Barrington‡
- Barrington Hills‡
- Beach Park
- Buffalo Grove‡
- Deer Park‡
- Deerfield‡
- Fox Lake‡
- Fox River Grove‡
- Grayslake
- Green Oaks
- Gurnee
- Hainesville
- Hawthorn Woods
- Indian Creek
- Island Lake‡
- Kildeer
- Lake Barrington
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Villa
- Lake Zurich
- Lakemoor‡
- Libertyville
- Lincolnshire
- Lindenhurst
- Long Grove
- Mettawa
- Mundelein
- North Barrington
- Old Mill Creek
- Palatine‡
- Port Barrington‡
- Riverwoods
- Round Lake
- Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Park
- Third Lake
- Tower Lakes
- Vernon Hills
- Volo
- Wadsworth
- Wauconda
- Wheeling‡
- Winthrop Harbor
unincorporated
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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