Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Fremont Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lake
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leader_title = Supervisor
leader_name = Peter Tekampe
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 6, 1849

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 92.54
area_land_km2 = 89.9
area_water_km2 = 2.65
area_total_sq_mi = 35.73
area_land_sq_mi = 34.71
area_water_sq_mi = 1.02
area_water_percent = 2.86

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 23955
population_density_km2 = 266.5
population_density_sq_mi = 690.1

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 245
elevation_ft = 804
latd = 42
latm = 16
lats = 56
latNS = N
longd = 88
longm = 03
longs = 31
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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blank_name = GNIS feature ID
blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429031 0429031]
website = [http://www.fremonttownship.com/ Fremont Township]
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Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 23,955 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1709727923&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Fremont Township covers an area of 35.73 square miles (92.54 square kilometers); of this, 1.02 square miles (2.65 square kilometers) or 2.86 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Countryside Lake, Davis Lake, Diamond Lake, Lake Fairfield and Schreiber Lake.

Cities and towns

* Grayslake (south quarter)
* Hawthorn Woods
* Libertyville (west edge)
* Long Grove (northwest edge)
* Mundelein
* North Barrington (northeast edge)
* Round Lake Park
* Wauconda (partial)

Adjacent townships

* Avon Township (north)
* Warren Township (northeast)
* Libertyville Township (east)
* Vernon Township (southeast)
* Ela Township (south)
* Cuba Township (southwest)
* Wauconda Township (west)
* Grant Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Marys Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 12
* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois State Route 60
* Illinois State Route 83
* Illinois State Route 137
* Illinois State Route 176

Airports and landing strips

* Air Estates Inc Airport
* Campbell Airport

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