Newport Township, Lake County, Illinois

Newport Township
—  Township  —
Location in Lake County
Lake County's location in Illinois
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Illinois
County Lake
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 33.18 sq mi (85.94 km2)
 • Land 32.88 sq mi (85.17 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.77 km2)  0.9%
Elevation 669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,142
 • Density 126/sq mi (48.6/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 0429440

Newport Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,142.[1] 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 Zion.

Contents

Geography

Newport Township covers an area of 33.18 square miles (85.9 km2); of this, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) or 0.9 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Sterling Lake. The streams of Mill Creek, North Mill Creek and Pettibone Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Millburn, Mount Rest, Oakdale and Saint Patricks.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Education

Gurnee School District 56

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary/middle schools

Public high school

Private elementary/middle schools

Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

Public middle school

Public high school

Private elementary/middle schools

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools:

Public middle school:

Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24

The schools in the district include:

Economy

References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

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