Fremont Township | |
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Location in Lake County | |
Lake County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 42°16′56″N88°03′31″W / 42.28222°N 88.05861°W Coordinates: 42°16′56″N88°03′31″W / 42.28222°N 88.05861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Lake |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Peter Tekampe |
Area | |
• Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
• Land | 34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2) |
• Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 32,716 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-097-27923 |
Website | www |
Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,337. [2]
The township was formed about 1849. A number of names were suggested, and eventually the name Fremont was adopted in honor of the western explorer John C. Frémont. [3]
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.
The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Marys Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2016 (est.) | 32,716 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
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