Libertyville Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Libertyville Township

Township

Location in Lake County

Lake County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°17′03″N 87°56′42″W﻿ / ﻿42.28417°N 87.94500°W﻿ / 42.28417; -87.94500
Country|  United States
State| Illinois
County| Lake
Established| November 6, 1849
Government

• Supervisor| Kathleen M. O'Connor
Area

• Total| 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2)
• Land| 35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2)
• Water| 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Elevation

| 659 ft (201 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 53,803
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 17-097-43263
Website| www.libertyvilletownship.us

Libertyville Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 53,139.[2] The village of Libertyville is part of the township, as are parts of Green Oaks, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Chicago, Rondout, Vernon Hills and Waukegan.

## Geography

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Libertyville Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (94.6 km2); of this, 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2) or 3.02 percent is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Big Bear Lake,[3] Butler Lake,[4] Harvey Lake, Liberty Lake, Little Bear Lake,[5] Minear Lake and West Lake. The stream of Bull Creek runs through this township, before depositing into the Des Plaines River.[6]

## Open space

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In 1985, Libertyville Township established the first Township Open Space District in Illinois. This innovative land protection program was funded by a 22.6 million-dollar bond referendum approved by the residents of Libertyville Township. The Open Space Bond was retired fully paid in October 2003. Since land acquisition began in 1986, over 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of irreplaceable open space have been protected with these funds. Two of these sites, Oak Openings and Liberty Prairie, have also received the state's highest protection status as Illinois Nature Preserves.

### Cities and towns

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* Green Oaks
* Lake Forest (western edge)
* Libertyville
* Mettawa (northwest portion)
* Mundelein (eastern edge)
* North Chicago (western edge)
* Vernon Hills (northern half)
* Waukegan (western edge)

### Census-designated place

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* Knollwood CDP (western edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Rondout

### Adjacent townships

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* Warren Township (north)
* Waukegan Township (northeast)
* Shields Township (east)
* West Deerfield Township (southeast)
* Vernon Township (south)
* Ela Township (southwest)
* Fremont Township (west)
* Avon Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains four cemeteries: Ascension,[7] Lake County Poor Farm, Lakeside[8] and the Serbian Monastery Cemetery.[9][10]

### Major highways

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* Interstate 94
* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois State Route 21
* Illinois State Route 43
* Illinois State Route 60
* Illinois State Route 137
* Illinois State Route 176

### Airports and landing strips

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* Condell Memorial Hospital Heliport

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 53,803| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

## Notable people

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* Phil Collins, presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party

## 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. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Libertyville township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
3. ^ "2012 Big and Little Bear Lake Summary Report".
4. ^ "2015 Butler Lake Summary Report".
5. ^ "2012 Big and Little Bear Lake Summary Report".
6. ^ "Bull Creek | Lake County, IL". www.lakecountyil.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
7. ^ "Cemetery Location Details". www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
8. ^ "Lakeside Cemetery Association – Libertyville, Illinois". Retrieved February 10, 2021.
9. ^ "The Cemetery". Saint Sava Monastery.
10. ^ "About". Saint Sava Monastery.
11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* Libertyville Township official website
* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com
* US Census
* 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

Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County

Villages|

* 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

Townships|

* Antioch
* Avon
* Benton
* Cuba
* Ela
* Fremont
* Grant
* Lake Villa
* Libertyville
* Moraine
* Newport
* Shields
* Vernon
* Warren
* Wauconda
* Waukegan
* West Deerfield
* 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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