Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Coordinates: 42°27′52″N 88°06′41″W / 42.46444, -88.11139
Antioch Township
Location in Lake County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Government
- Supervisor
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	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428594

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

1 Geography
2 References
3 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Cities and towns

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

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

[edit] Cemeteries

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

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Airports and landing strips

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Illinois

County seat: Waukegan

Cities	Highland Park \| Highwood \| Lake Forest \| North Chicago \| Park City \| Waukegan \| Zion

Villages	Antioch \| Bannockburn \| Barrington \| Barrington Hills \| Beach Park \| Buffalo Grove \| Deerfield \| Deer Park \| Fox Lake \| Fox River Grove \| Grayslake \| Green Oaks \| Gurnee \| Hainesville \| 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 \| Port Barrington \| Riverwoods \| Round Lake \| Round Lake Beach \| Round Lake Heights \| Round Lake Park \| Third Lake \| Tower Lakes \| Vernon Hills \| Volo \| Wadsworth \| Wauconda \| Winthrop Harbor

Townships	Antioch \| Avon \| Benton \| Cuba \| Ela \| Fremont \| Grant \| Lake Villa \| Libertyville \| Moraine \| Newport \| Shields \| Vernon \| Warren \| Wauconda \| Waukegan \| West Deerfield \| Zion

Unincorporated communities	Channel Lake \| Forest Lake \| Fox Lake Hills \| Gages Lake \| Grandwood Park \| Ingleside \| Knollwood \| Lake Catherine \| Long Lake \| Prairie View \| Venetian Village