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Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lake

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
245 m

Local time
  
Sunday 10:06 AM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

GNIS feature ID
  
0428594

Population
  
27,745 (2010)

Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois

Weather
  
2°C, Wind S at 34 km/h, 53% Humidity

Area
  
109.3 km² (90.13 km² Land / 19.17 km² Water)

Points of interest
  
Raven Glen Forest Preserve, Loon Lake, Turner Lake Fen Nature Pr, Pedersen Park, Gander Mountain Forest Pr

Antioch Township is located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Map of Antioch Township, IL, USA

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, Deer Lake, Dunns Lake, East Loon Lake, Grass Lake, Huntley Lake, Lake Catherine, Lake Marie, Loon Lake, Mud Lake, Petite Lake, Redwing Slough Lake, Silver Lake, Spring Lake and Turner Lake.

Cities and towns

  • Antioch
  • Channel Lake
  • Fox Lake (east quarter)
  • Lake Catherine
  • Lake Villa (north edge)

    • Adjacent townships

  • Newport Township (east)
  • Lake Villa Township (southeast)
  • Grant Township (southwest)
  • McHenry Township, McHenry County (southwest)
  • Burton Township, McHenry County (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains three cemeteries: Grass Lake, Hickory Union and Hillside.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 45
  • Illinois Route 59
  • Illinois Route 83
  • Illinois Route 173

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Antioch Airport (historical)
  • Donald Alfred Gade Airport
  • Fox Lake Seaplane Base

    • Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

    The schools in the district include:

    Public elementary schools

  • Antioch Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5;
  • Emmons Grade School, Antioch, grades K-8;
  • Grass Lake Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-8;
  • Hillcrest Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-2;
  • Oakland Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5;
  • W C Petty Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5;

    • Public middle school

  • Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, grades 6-8;

    • Public high school

  • Antioch Community High School, Antioch, grades 9-12;

    • Private elementary/middle schools

  • St Peter Catholic School, Antioch, grades KG-8;
  • Faith Evangelical Lutheran School, Antioch, grades PK-8;

    • References

    Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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