Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Warren 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 = Suzanne D. Simpson
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 6, 1849

area_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 95.24
area_land_km2 = 93.73
area_water_km2 = 1.51
area_total_sq_mi = 36.77
area_land_sq_mi = 36.19
area_water_sq_mi = 0.58
area_water_percent = 1.59

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 59424
population_density_km2 = 634
population_density_sq_mi = 1642

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 216
elevation_ft = 709
latd = 42
latm = 22
lats = 20
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 56
longs = 54
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:0429895 0429895]
website = [http://www.warrentownship.net/ Warren Township]
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Warren Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 59,424 [ [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=06000US1709778877&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] . The cities of Gurnee, Gages Lake, Park City, Grayslake, and Grandwood Park lie within its borders. The township was established in 1850 by settlers who came from the town of Warren, New York. Both were named in honor of Major General Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. [cite web|url=http://www.gurnee.il.us/history/history_warren_township.html|title=Gurnee History - Warren Township|publisher=The Village of Gurnee, IL|accessdate=2007-08-02]

Geography

Warren Township covers an area of 36.77 square miles (95.24 square kilometers); of this, 0.58 square miles (1.51 square kilometers) or 1.59 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Gages Lake, Grandwood Lake, Twin Lakes and Valley Lake.

Cities and towns

* Gages Lake
* Grandwood Park
* Grayslake (east edge)
* Gurnee (vast majority)
* Old Mill Creek (south quarter)
* Park City (west three-quarters)
* Third Lake (east quarter)
* Wadsworth (south edge)
* Waukegan (partial)

Adjacent townships

* Newport Township (north)
* Benton Township (northeast)
* Waukegan Township (east)
* Shields Township (southeast)
* Libertyville Township (south)
* Fremont Township (southwest)
* Avon Township (west)
* Lake Villa Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Highland Memorial Park, Sant Sava Monastery, Serbian Monastery, Spaulding, Spaulding Corners, Swan Family and Warren.

Major highways

* Interstate 94
* U.S. Route 41
* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois State Route 21
* Illinois State Route 43
* Illinois State Route 120
* Illinois State Route 131
* Illinois State Route 132

Airports and landing strips

* O John Clark RLA 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/Warren-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]