Benton Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Coordinates: 42°27′50″N 87°50′35″W / 42.46389, -87.84306
Benton Township
Location in Lake County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	14.9 sq mi (38.58 km²)
- Land	14.8 sq mi (38.34 km²)
- Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km²) 0.62%
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	17,413
- Density	1,176.6/sq mi (454.2/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428660
Website: Benton Township

Benton Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA and includes all of the village of Winthrop Harbor, most of the village of Beach Park, and small portions of the cities of Zion and Waukegan. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,413^[1]. Zion Township was formed from Benton Township on September 12, 1930.

1 Geography
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 14.9 square miles (38.58 square kilometers); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers) or 0.62 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Sand Pond. The streams of Bull Creek and Dead River run through this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Adjacent townships

Zion Township (southeast)
Newport Township (west)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Benton Greenwood, Briggs Family, Buffalo Grove Catholic, Catholic, Colchester, County Line, Cranberry Lake, Pineview and Rosecrans.

[edit] Major highways

Illinois Route 137

[edit] Airports and landing strips

Waukegan Regional Airport

[edit] References

^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[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