Antioch Township, Illinois

Antioch Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	42.34 sq mi (109.65 km2)
• Land	35.64 sq mi (92.3 km2)
• Water	6.7 sq mi (17.35 km2)  15.82%
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	21,879
• Density	613.9/sq mi (237/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	0428594

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, 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.

Cities and towns

• Lake Catherine
• Antioch
• Channel Lake
• Fox Lake (east quarter)
• Lake Catherine
• Lake Villa (north edge)

Adjacent townships

• Newport Township (east)
• Lake Villa Township (southeast)
• Grant Township (southwest)
• McHenry Township, McHenry County (southwest)
• Burton Township, McHenry County (west)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• U.S. Route 45
• Illinois Route 59
• Illinois Route 83
• Illinois Route 173

Airports and landing strips

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

References

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

External links

• US Census
• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives