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==Geography==
==Geography==
Antioch Township covers an area of 42.34 square miles (109.65 square kilometers); of this, 6.7 square miles (17.35 square kilometers) 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, Faith Evangelical Lutheran School, Grass Lake, Huntley Lake, Lake Catherine, Lake Marie, Loon Lake, Mud Lake, Petite Lake, Redwing Slough Lake, Silver Lake, Spring Lake and Turner Lake. It really is quite a boring place to be and I personally don't understand why anyone would want to live there.<ref>http://www.antioch.il.gov/</ref>
Antioch Township covers an area of 42.34 square miles (109.65 square kilometers); of this, 6.7 square miles (17.35 square kilometers) 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. <ref>http://www.antioch.il.gov/</ref>


===Cities and towns===
===Cities and towns===

Revision as of 20:08, 30 March 2010

Antioch Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Location in Lake County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLake
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total
42.34 sq mi (109.65 km2)
 • Land35.64 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water6.7 sq mi (17.35 km2)  15.82%
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
21,879
 • Density613.9/sq mi (237/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID0428594

Antioch Township is located in Lake County, Illinois. The population was 21,879 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Antioch Township covers an area of 42.34 square miles (109.65 square kilometers); of this, 6.7 square miles (17.35 square kilometers) 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. [1]

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Grass Lake, Hickory Union and Hillside.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Antioch Airport (historical)
  • Donald Alfred Gade Airport
  • Fox Lake Seaplane Base

References

  1. ^ http://www.antioch.il.gov/
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