Antioch Township, Illinois

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Antioch Township
Township
Map highlighting Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois.svg
Location in Lake County
Coordinates: 42°27′52″N88°06′41″W / 42.46444°N 88.11139°W / 42.46444; -88.11139
Country United States
State Illinois
County Lake
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
  Total42.2 sq mi (109.3 km2)
  Land34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2)
  Water7.4 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]

Contents

Geography

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)27,429 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Education

Emmons School District 33

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

Public middle school

Community High School District 117

The schools in the district include:

Public high school

Private elementary/middle schools: none

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.