Vernon Township, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
42°11′49″N 87°56′33″W / 42.19694°N 87.94250°W / 42.19694; -87.94250 (2010)
(2016)[1]
Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,095.[2] The name "Vernon Township" comes from George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon.[3]
Geography
Vernon Township covers an area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km2); of this, 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2) or 1.14 percent is water.[2] The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township. All communities within the township are North Central suburbs of Chicago.
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)
- Mundelein (southeast edge)
- Riverwoods (west three-quarters)
- Vernon Hills (south half)
- Wheeling (north edge)
Unincorporated towns
- Half Day
- Prairie View
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)[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 67,833 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vernon township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ Halsey 1912, p. 532.
- ^ "Flying Magazine". Flying: 63. February 1964. ISSN 0015-4806. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Halsey, John Julius (1912). A history of Lake County, Illinois. Roy S. Bates. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
External links
- Vernon Township official website
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
- US Census
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Waukegan
- Antioch
- Arlington Heights‡
- Bannockburn
- Barrington‡
- Barrington Hills‡
- Beach Park
- Buffalo Grove‡
- Deer Park‡
- Deerfield‡
- Fox Lake‡
- Fox River Grove‡
- Grayslake
- Green Oaks
- Gurnee
- Hainesville
- Hawthorn Woods
- Indian Creek
- Island Lake‡
- Kildeer
- Lake Barrington
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Villa
- Lake Zurich
- Lakemoor‡
- Libertyville
- Lincolnshire
- Lindenhurst
- Long Grove
- Mettawa
- Mundelein
- North Barrington
- Old Mill Creek
- Palatine‡
- Port Barrington‡
- Riverwoods
- Round Lake
- Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Park
- Third Lake
- Tower Lakes
- Vernon Hills
- Volo
- Wadsworth
- Wauconda
- Wheeling‡
- Winthrop Harbor
unincorporated
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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