Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Country United States Established November 6, 1849 Time zone CST (UTC-6) Population 65,001 (2010) University College of Lake County		State Illinois Elevation 784 ft (239 m) GNIS feature ID 0428626 Local time Friday 8:12 AM

Weather -7°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 39% Humidity Area 61.64 km² (58.27 km² Land / 3.626 km² Water) Points of interest Kristof's Entertainment Center, Nippersink Forest Preserve, Grayslake Heritage Center, Lakefront Park, Children's Neighborhood Museum

Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.

Map of Avon Township, IL, USA

Geography

Avon Township covers an area of 23.8 square miles (61.7 km²); of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake.

Elected officials

Supervisor - Lisa Rusch

Clerk - Jeanne Kearby

Assessor - Chris Ditton

Highway Commissioner- Bob Kula

Trustees- Cathy deGroh, Lisa DeLaMar, Chris Larson, and, William McNeill

Cities and towns

Grayslake (west three-quarters)

Hainesville

Long Lake (east quarter)

Round Lake (east three-quarters)

Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters)

Round Lake Heights (southeast half)

Round Lake Park

Third Lake

Adjacent townships

Lake Villa Township (north)

Warren Township (east)

Libertyville Township (southeast)

Fremont Township (south)

Wauconda Township (southwest)

Grant Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Avon Centre, Benedictine Abbey, Druce, Fort Hill, Grayslake, Great Lakes, Greenwood and Saint Joseph.

Major highways

U.S. Route 45

Illinois State Route 83

Illinois State Route 120

Illinois State Route 134

Illinois State Route 137

References

Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois Wikipedia

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