Newport Township, Lake County, Illinois

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Newport Township
Location in Lake County
Location in Lake County
Coordinates: 42°27′12″N 87°56′28″W / 42.45333, -87.94111
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.

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[edit] Geography

Newport Township covers an area of 33.18 square miles (85.94 square kilometers); of this, 0.3 square miles (0.77 square kilometers) 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.

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[edit] Adjacent townships

[edit] Cemeteries

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

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[edit] Airports and landing strips

  • Herbert C Maas Airport

[edit] References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

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