Waukegan Township | |
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Location in Lake County | |
Lake County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 42°22′23″N87°51′01″W / 42.37306°N 87.85028°W Coordinates: 42°22′23″N87°51′01″W / 42.37306°N 87.85028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Lake |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Patricia Jones |
Area | |
• Total | 21.4 sq mi (55.3 km2) |
• Land | 21.0 sq mi (54.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 89,834 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-097-79306 |
Website | www |
Waukegan Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 90,893. [2]
Waukegan Township covers an area of 21.4 square miles (55.3 km2); of this, 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2) or 1.41 percent is water. [2] Lakes in this township include Dead Lake. Sunderland Creek and the Waukegan River run through this township.
The township contains five cemeteries: Am Echod Jewish, North Shore Garden of Memories, Oakwood, Pahlman Family and Saint Marys.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2016 (est.) | 89,834 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
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