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Waukegan Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

Established
  
November 6, 1849

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Population
  
90,893 (2010)

University
  
STATE CAREER COLLEGE

County
  
Lake

Elevation
  
650 ft (198 m)

GNIS feature ID
  
0429903

Local time
  
Sunday 8:15 AM

Waukegan Township, Lake County, Illinois

Weather
  
15°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 55% Humidity

Waukegan Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 90,893.

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Map of Waukegan Township, IL, USA

Geography

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. Lakes in this township include Dead Lake. Sunderland Creek and the Waukegan River run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Beach Park (north quarter)
  • North Chicago (south quarter)
  • Park City (west quarter)
  • Waukegan (partial)

    • Adjacent townships

  • Benton Township (north)
  • Shields Township (south)
  • Libertyville Township (southwest)
  • Warren Township (west)
  • Newport Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains five cemeteries: Am Echod Jewish, North Shore Garden of Memories, Oakwood, Pahlman Family and Saint Marys.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 41
  • Illinois Route 120
  • Illinois Route 131
  • Illinois Route 132
  • Illinois Route 137

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Waukegan Regional Airport
  • Saint Therese Medical Center Heliport
  • Victory Memorial Hospital Off Heliport

    • References

    Waukegan Township, Lake County, Illinois Wikipedia
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