Libertyville Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Libertyville 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 = Betty-Ann Moore
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 6, 1849

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area_total_km2 = 94.63
area_land_km2 = 92.33
area_water_km2 = 2.3
area_total_sq_mi = 36.54
area_land_sq_mi = 35.65
area_water_sq_mi = 0.89
area_water_percent = 2.43

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 48904
population_density_km2 = 529.7
population_density_sq_mi = 1371.8

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 201
elevation_ft = 659
latd = 42
latm = 17
lats = 03
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 56
longs = 42
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:0429255 0429255]
website = [http://www.libertyvilletownship.us/ Libertyville Township]
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Libertyville Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 48,904 [ [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=06000US1709743263&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] . The village of Libertyville is part of the township as are parts of Green Oaks, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Chicago, Rondout, Vernon Hills and Waukegan .

Geography

Libertyville Township covers an area of 36.54 square miles (94.63 square kilometers); of this, 0.89 square miles (2.3 square kilometers) or 2.43 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Big Bear Lake, Harvey Lake, Liberty Lake, Little Bear Lake, Minear Lake and West Lake. The stream of Bull Creek runs through this township.

Open Space

In 1985, Libertyville Township established the first Township Open Space District in Illinois. This innovative land protection program was funded by a 22.6 million-dollar bond referendum approved by the residents of Libertyville Township. The Open Space Bond was retired fully paid in October, 2003. Since land acquisition began in 1986, over 1,500 acres of irreplaceable open space have been protected with these funds. Two of these sites, Oak Openings and Liberty Prairie have also received the state’s highest protection status as Illinois Nature Preserves.

Cities and towns

* Green Oaks
* Lake Forest (west edge)
* Libertyville (vast majority)
* Mettawa (northwest half)
* Mundelein
* North Chicago (west edge)
* Vernon Hills (north half)
* Waukegan (partial)

Unincorporated towns

* Rondout

Adjacent townships

* Warren Township (north)
* Waukegan Township (northeast)
* Shields Township (east)
* West Deerfield Township (southeast)
* Vernon Township (south)
* Ela Township (southwest)
* Fremont Township (west)
* Avon Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Ascension, Lake County Poor Farm and Lakeside.

Major highways

* Interstate 94
* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois State Route 21
* Illinois State Route 43
* Illinois State Route 60
* Illinois State Route 137
* Illinois State Route 176

Airports and landing strips

* Condell Memorial Hospital 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/Libertyville-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]