Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
unit_pref = Imperial
settlement_type = Township
official_name = Antioch Township
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map_caption = Location in Lake County
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lake
leader_title = Supervisor
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 6, 1849
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 109.65
area_land_km2 = 92.3
area_water_km2 = 17.35
area_total_sq_mi = 42.34
area_land_sq_mi = 35.64
area_water_sq_mi = 6.7
area_water_percent = 15.82
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 21879
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population_density_km2 = 237
population_density_sq_mi = 613.9
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latd = 42
latm = 27
lats = 52
latNS = N
longd = 88
longm = 06
longs = 41
longEW = W
elevation_m = 245
elevation_ft = 804
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blank_name = GNIS feature ID
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Antioch Township is located in Lake County, Illinois. The population was 21,879 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Antioch Township covers an area of 42.34 square miles (109.65 square kilometers); of this, 6.7 square miles (17.35 square kilometers) or 15.82 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, Faith Evangelical Lutheran School, 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

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Antioch-Lake-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/lake.html Illinois State Archives]