Fremont Township, Illinois

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Fremont Township
Township
Map highlighting Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois.svg
Location in Lake County
Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County.svg
Lake County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°16′56″N88°03′31″W / 42.28222°N 88.05861°W / 42.28222; -88.05861
Country United States
State Illinois
County Lake
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Government
 • Supervisor Peter Tekampe
Area
 • Total35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2)
 • Water1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total33,422
 • Density930/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-097-27923
Website www.fremonttownship.com

Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 33,422.

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History

John C. Fremont, the namesake of the township John C. Fremont 1856.jpg
John C. Frémont, the namesake of the township

The land of the township was first settled by Europeans in 1835, and the first permanent settlements by Europeans were built in 1836, and the first house was built by a settler named William Fenwick on the south side of Diamond Lake. The first post office named was established in the township was in 1839 between Half Day and McHenry, until it was disestablished in 1842. The post office was named after its postmaster, Charles Darling. [1]

In 1837, a settlement inside the township was called "Fort Hill Settlement" after a prairie hill in the northwest of the township, and would establish its post office in the spring of the following year. [1]

The first church established was the Fremont Congressional Church on February 20, 1838, halfway between Ivanhoe and Mundelein. The church initially was made up of sixteen members, twelve of which were from Hartford, New York. The church was initially Presbyterian but would change denominations to Congregationalism in 1844. A Catholic Church would be established three years later in 1841 named St. John's Roman Catholic Church. in the 1850s, a Methodist Episcopal Church in Diamond Lake and a German Catholic Church south of Fremont Center would be established. [1]

A vote was held to decide the name of the township on January 12, 1850. While the name of "Gilmer", from the Secretary of the Navy at the time Thomas Walker Gilmer, won the plurality of the votes, it failed to reach a majority of the votes required to adopt the name. "Fremont" was chosen as a compromise name after the explorer and future presidential candidate John C. Frémont. The first town meeting for the township was held the same year. The first supervisor appointed was Hurlburt Swan, a man from Connecticut who also served in the Illinois General Assembly. During the American Civil War, over 120 people from the township enlisted for the military, killing 34 during the conflict. [1]

Geography

Fremont Township covers an area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km2); of this, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) or 4.69 percent is water. [2] Lakes in this township include Countryside Lake, Davis Lake, Diamond Lake, Lake Fairfield and Schreiber Lake.

Villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Mary's Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, Fremont Township has a population of 33,422 people. The racial makeup of the township was 70.5% White alone, 1.66% Black or African American alone, 0.62% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 7.99% Asian alone, 0.04% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 10.27% two or more races, and 8.9% Some Other Race alone. Of those, 19.61% were Hispanic and Latino. [3]

The median household income of the township was $114,916, above the median household income of Lake County. The poverty percentage was 4.2%, below the 8.0% of Lake County. [3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 1,198 [4] —
1940 1,34912.6%
1950 3,046125.8%
1960 8,303 [5] 172.6%
1970 12,186 [6] 46.8%
1980 12,2340.4%
1990 14,28016.7%
2000 23,955 [7] 67.8%
2010 32,377 [2] 35.2%
2020 33,4223.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fremont township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Number of Inhabitants Illinois" (PDF). 1950.
  5. ↑ "Advanced Reports: Final Population Counts" (PDF). December 2, 1960.
  6. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Counts: Illinois" (PDF). US Census Bureau . December 30, 1992. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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