Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Antioch Township

Township

Location in Lake County

Coordinates: 42°27′52″N 88°06′41″W﻿ / ﻿42.46444°N 88.11139°W﻿ / 42.46444; -88.11139
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Lake
Established| November 6, 1849
Area

• Total| 42.2 sq mi (109.3 km2)
• Land| 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2)
• Water| 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2)
Elevation

| 804 ft (245 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 27,429
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 17-097-01608

Antioch Township is a town in the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Lake County. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.[2]

## Geography

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Antioch Township covers an area of 42.2 square miles (109.3 km2); of this, 7.4 square miles (19.2 km2) or 17.57 percent is water. There are many lakes in this township, including Antioch Lake, Benet Lake, Bluff Lake, Channel Lake, Cross Lake, Deer Lake, Dunns Lake, East Loon Lake, Elmwood Farms Lake, Grass Lake, Homer White Lake, Huntley Lake, Lake Catherine, Lake Marie, Lake Tranquility, Loon Lake, Petite Lake, Redwing Slough Lake, Silver Lake, Spring Lake, and Turner Lake.[3]

### Cities and towns

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* Antioch
* Fox Lake (east quarter)
* Lake Villa (north edge)

### Adjacent townships

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* Newport Township (east)
* Lake Villa Township (southeast)
* Grant Township (southwest)
* McHenry Township, McHenry County (southwest)
* Burton Township, McHenry County (west)

### Cemeteries

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The townships primary export is cemeteries: The most famous of which are Grass Lake, Hickory Union and Hillside.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois Route 59
* Illinois Route 83
* Illinois Route 173

### Airports and landing strips

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* Antioch Airport (historical)
* Donald Alfred Gade Airport
* Fox Lake Seaplane Base

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 27,429| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## Education

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### Emmons School District 33

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The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

* Emmons Grade School, Antioch, grades K-8;

### Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

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The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

* Antioch Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2–5;
* Grass Lake Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-8;
* Hillcrest Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-2;
* Oakland Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2–5;
* W C Petty Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2–5;

Public middle school

* Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, grades 6–8;

### Community High School District 117

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The schools in the district include:

Public high school

* Antioch Community High School, Antioch, grades 9-12;

### Private elementary/middle schools: none

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## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Antioch township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
3. ^ "Home". antioch.il.gov.
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* Antioch Township
* US Census
* City-data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Waukegan

Cities|

* Highland Park
* Highwood
* Lake Forest
* North Chicago
* Park City
* Waukegan
* Zion

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Villages|

* Antioch
* Arlington Heights‡
* Bannockburn
* Barrington‡
* Barrington Hills‡
* Beach Park
* Buffalo Grove‡
* Deer Park‡
* Deerfield‡
* Fox Lake‡
* Fox River Grove‡
* Grayslake
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* Gurnee
* Hainesville
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* 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
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* Third Lake
* Tower Lakes
* Vernon Hills
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* Wadsworth
* Wauconda
* Wheeling‡
* Winthrop Harbor

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* Antioch
* Avon
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* Cuba
* Ela
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* Lake Villa
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* Moraine
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* Warren
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* Zion

CDPs|

* Channel Lake
* Forest Lake
* Fox Lake Hills
* Gages Lake
* Grandwood Park
* Knollwood
* Lake Catherine
* Long Lake
* Venetian Village

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Aptakisic
* Diamond Lake
* Eddy
* Fort Sheridan
* Fremont Center
* Gilmer
* Grange Hall
* Grass Lake
* Ingleside
* Ivanhoe
* Kennedy
* Loon Lake
* Millburn
* Monaville
* Palm Beach‡
* Prairie View
* Rondout
* Rosecrans
* Russell
* Sylvan Lake
* West Miltmore
* Wildwood

Former settlements|

* Half Day
* Wilson

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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