Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grant 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 = Catherine "Kay" Starostovic
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area_total_km2 = 60.21
area_land_km2 = 46.82
area_water_km2 = 13.39
area_total_sq_mi = 23.25
area_land_sq_mi = 18.08
area_water_sq_mi = 5.17
area_water_percent = 22.24

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 17397
population_density_km2 = 371.6
population_density_sq_mi = 962.2

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 244
elevation_ft = 801
latd = 42
latm = 22
lats = 08
latNS = N
longd = 88
longm = 09
longs = 36
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:0429071 0429071]
website = [http://www.granttownshipcenter.org/ Grant Township]
footnotes = "Grass Roots and New Tomorrows"

Grant Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,397 [ [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=06000US1709730952&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] . Grant Township changed its name from Goodale Township on an unknown date.

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 23.25 square miles (60.21 square kilometers); of this, 5.17 square miles (13.39 square kilometers) or 22.24 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Brandenburg Lake, Duck Lake, Fish Lake, Fox Lake, Long Lake, Nippersink Lake, Redhead Lake, Sullivan Lake and Wooster Lake. The streams of Eagle Creek and Squaw Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Fox Lake (south half)
* Lakemoor (northeast quarter)
* Long Lake (west three-quarters)
* Round Lake (west quarter)
* Volo (north half)

Unincorporated towns

* Ingleside

Adjacent townships

* Antioch Township (northeast)
* Lake Villa Township (northeast)
* Avon Township (east)
* Fremont Township (southeast)
* Wauconda Township (south)
* McHenry Township, McHenry County (west)
* Burton Township, McHenry County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Grant.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 12
* Illinois State Route 59
* Illinois State Route 120
* Illinois State Route 132
* Illinois State Route 134

Airports and landing strips

* Arrow Heliport
* Precision Chrome Heliport

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/Grant-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]