Avon Township is a

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in Lake County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.

Geography

Avon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake.

Demographics

Elected officials

*Supervisor - Michele Bauman *Clerk - Kristal Larson *Assessor - Chris Ditton *Trustees- Jeanne Kearby, Mike Dobrow, Jeff Loffredo and Rudolph Repa Website: www.avonil.us

Cities and towns

* Grayslake (west three-quarters) * Hainesville * Long Lake (east quarter) * Round Lake (east three-quarters) * Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters) * Round Lake Heights (southeast half) * Round Lake Park * Third Lake

Adjacent townships

* Lake Villa Township (north) * Warren Township (east) * Libertyville Township (southeast) * Fremont Township (south) * Wauconda Township (southwest) * Grant Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Avon Centre in Grayslake; Druce in Third Lake; Fort Hill (historic) in Round Lake; Grayslake in Grayslake; New Gracaniga Servian Orthodox in Third Lake; St. Joseph Catholic in Round Lake.

Major highways

U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

Illinois State Route 83 Illinois Route 83 (IL 83) is a major north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Route 30 (US 30, Lincoln Highway) by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana, north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Wisconsin High ...

* Illinois State Route 120 *

Illinois State Route 134 Illinois Route 134 (IL 134) is a east–west state road in northeastern Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 12 (US 12) and IL 59 in Fox Lake to IL 120 (Belvidere Road) in Hainesville. Route description Illinois 134 is called Big Hollow ...

Illinois State Route 137 Illinois Route 137 (IL 137) is a state highway in northeast Illinois. It runs from the Wisconsin Border north of Winthrop Harbor south to North Chicago, west to Libertyville, and then back northwest to Grayslake, terminating at IL 83 just sou ...

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

US Census

Fort Hill Cemetery
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