Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Antioch Township is located in Lake County
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The population was 21,879 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Antioch Township covers an area of 42.34 square miles (109.7 km²); of this, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²) or 15.82 percent is water. There are many lakes in this township, including Antioch Lake, Benet Lake, Bluff Lake, Channel Lake, Deer Lake, Dunns Lake, East Loon Lake, Grass Lake, Huntley Lake, Lake Catherine, Lake Marie, Loon Lake, Mud Lake, Petite Lake, Redwing Slough Lake, Silver Lake, Spring Lake and Turner Lake.Cities and towns
- AntiochAntioch, IllinoisAntioch is a village in the Antioch Township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,430 at the 2010 census. Antioch is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.- Prior to incorporation :...
- Channel LakeChannel Lake, IllinoisChannel Lake is a census-designated place in Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,664 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Channel Lake is located at ....
- Fox LakeFox Lake, IllinoisFox Lake is a village in Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois and Richmond Township, McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 9,178 at the 2000 census.-History:...
(east quarter) - Lake CatherineLake Catherine, IllinoisLake Catherine is a census-designated place in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,379 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lake Catherine is located at ....
- Lake VillaLake Villa, IllinoisLake Villa is a village in Lake County, Illinois United States. The population was 5,864 at the 2000 census. Lake Villa lies within Lake Villa Township...
(north edge)
Adjacent townships
- Newport TownshipNewport Township, Lake County, IllinoisNewport Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,142. It includes the villages of Wadsworth, Old Mill Creek, Millburn, Russell, small portions of the Villages of Gurnee and Antioch, and a very small portion of the city of...
(east) - Lake Villa Township (southeast)
- Grant TownshipGrant Township, Lake County, IllinoisGrant Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,397. Grant Township changed its name from Goodale Township on an unknown date.-Geography:...
(southwest) - McHenry Township, McHenry CountyMcHenry Township, McHenry County, IllinoisMcHenry Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 41,740 at the 2000 census. McHenry Township shares the distinction with Nunda Township as being the two largest townships by land area in McHenry County, at each.- External links :...
(southwest) - Burton Township, McHenry CountyBurton Township, McHenry County, IllinoisBurton Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 3,997 at the 2000 census. Burton Township changed its name from Benton Township on December 28, 1850.- External links :****...
(west)
Major highways
- U.S. Route 45U.S. Route 45U.S. Route 45 is a north–south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as ....
- Illinois Route 59Illinois Route 59Illinois Route 59 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs south from Illinois Route 83 in Antioch to Interstate Highway 55 in Shorewood, spanning the north–south width of Chicago's western suburbs...
- Illinois Route 83Illinois Route 83Illinois Route 83 is a major north–south state road in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Highway 30 by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Highway 83. Incidentally, this alignment is concentric with Interstate 294...
- Illinois Route 173Illinois Route 173Illinois Route 173 is an east–west state road that runs from Illinois Route 251 in the Rockford suburb of Machesney Park east to Illinois Route 137 in Zion near the Illinois-Wisconsin border; this is a distance of . Illinois Route 173 is also one of the northernmost east-west state highways...
Airports and landing strips
- Antioch Airport (historical)
- Donald Alfred Gade Airport
- Fox Lake Seaplane Base
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34
The schools in the district include:Public elementary schools
- Antioch Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5;
- Emmons Grade School, Antioch, grades K-8;
- Grass Lake Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-8;
- Hillcrest Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-2;
- Oakland Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5;
- W C Petty Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5;
Public middle school
- Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, grades 6-8;
Public high school
- Antioch Community High School, Antioch, grades 9-12;
Private elementary/middle schools
- St Peter Catholic School, Antioch, grades KG-8;
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran School, Antioch, grades PK-8;