Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Vernon Township
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

---

mapsize =
map_caption = Location in Lake County


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lake
government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title = Supervisor
leader_name = William Peterson
leader_title1 = Clerk
leader_name1 = Barbara Barnabee
established_title = Established
established_date = November 6, 1849

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 93.8
area_land_km2 = 93.56
area_water_km2 = 0.24
area_total_sq_mi = 36.22
area_land_sq_mi = 36.12
area_water_sq_mi = 0.09
area_water_percent = 0.26

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 65355
population_density_km2 = 698.5
population_density_sq_mi = 1809.4

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 204
elevation_ft = 669
latd = 42
latm = 11
lats = 49
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 56
longs = 33
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = GNIS feature ID
blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429868 0429868]
website = [http://www.vernontownship.com/ Vernon Township]
footnotes =

Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 65,355 [ [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=06000US1709777668&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Vernon Township covers an area of 36.22 square miles (93.8 square kilometers); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers) or 0.26 percent is water. The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

* Arlington Heights (northern edge of municipality)
* Bannockburn (western edge of municipality)
* Buffalo Grove (north three-quarters of Village)
* Indian Creek
* Lake Forest (west edge of Village)
* Lincolnshire (vast majority)
* Long Grove (east half)
* Mettawa (south half)
* Riverwoods (west three-quarters)
* Vernon Hills (south half)
* Wheeling (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

* Half Day

Adjacent townships

* Libertyville Township (north)
* Shields Township (northeast)
* West Deerfield Township (east)
* Northfield Township, Cook County (southeast)
* Wheeling Township, Cook County (south)
* Palatine Township, Cook County (southwest)
* Ela Township (west)
* Fremont Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Diamond Lake, Gridley, Knopf, Long Grove, Lutheran, Vernon, Willow Lawn and Zion City.

Major highways

* Interstate 94
* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois State Route 21
* Illinois State Route 22
* Illinois State Route 53
* Illinois State Route 60
* Illinois State Route 83

Airports and landing strips

* Chicagoland Airport (historical)

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/Vernon-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]