Shields Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Shields 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 = Charles Fitzgerald
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 6, 1849

area_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 45.86
area_land_km2 = 45.84
area_water_km2 = 0.01
area_total_sq_mi = 17.7
area_land_sq_mi = 17.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_percent = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 43382
population_density_km2 = 946.4
population_density_sq_mi = 2451

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 216
elevation_ft = 709
latd = 42
latm = 16
lats = 44
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 51
longs = 21
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:0429743 0429743]
website = [http://www.township.shields.il.us/ Shields Township]
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Shields Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 43,382 [ [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=06000US1709769485&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] . The Naval Station Great Lakes is located in this township.

Geography

Shields Township covers an area of 17.7 square miles (45.86 square kilometers).

Cities and towns

* Lake Bluff
* Lake Forest (north half)
* North Chicago (south three-quarters)
* Waukegan (partial)

Adjacent townships

* Waukegan Township (north)
* Moraine Township (southeast)
* West Deerfield Township (south)
* Vernon Township (southwest)
* Libertyville Township (west)
* Warren Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Lake Forest and Saint Marys.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 41
* Illinois State Route 43
* Illinois State Route 60
* Illinois State Route 131
* Illinois State Route 137
* Illinois State Route 176

Airports and landing strips

* Lake Forest 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/Shields-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]