Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.^[2]

Geography

Avon Township covers an area of 23.8 square miles (61.7 km²); of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake.

Demographics

Elected officials

• Supervisor - Michele Bauman
• Clerk - Kristal Larson
• Assessor - Chris Ditton
• Trustees- Jeanne Kearby, Mike Dobrow, Jeff Loffredo and Rudolph Repa

Website: www.avonil.us

Cities and towns

• Grayslake (west three-quarters)
• Hainesville
• Long Lake (east quarter)
• Round Lake (east three-quarters)
• Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters)
• Round Lake Heights (southeast half)
• Round Lake Park
• Third Lake

Adjacent townships

• Lake Villa Township (north)
• Warren Township (east)
• Libertyville Township (southeast)
• Fremont Township (south)
• Wauconda Township (southwest)
• Grant Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Avon Centre in Grayslake; Druce in Third Lake; Fort Hill (historic) in Round Lake; Grayslake in Grayslake; New Gracaniga Servian Orthodox in Third Lake; St. Joseph Catholic in Round Lake.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 45
• Illinois State Route 83
• Illinois State Route 120
• Illinois State Route 134
• Illinois State Route 137

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Avon township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• US Census
• Illinois State Archives
• Fort Hill Cemetery