Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois

A township in Illinois, United States

Township in Illinois, United States

42°16′56″N 88°03′31″W / 42.28222°N 88.05861°W / 42.28222; -88.05861CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLakeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Government

• SupervisorPeter TekampeArea

• Total35.8 sq mi (92.8 km²) • Land34.1 sq mi (88.4 km²) • Water1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)Elevation

804 ft (245 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

32,716Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-097-27923Websitewww.fremonttownship.com

Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,337.^[2]

History

The township was formed about 1849. A number of names were suggested, and eventually the name Fremont was adopted in honor of the western explorer John C. Frémont.^[3]

Geography

Fremont Township covers an area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²); of this, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) or 4.69 percent is water.^[2] Lakes in this township include Countryside Lake, Davis Lake, Diamond Lake, Lake Fairfield and Schreiber Lake.

Villages

Adjacent townships

Avon Township (north)
Warren Township (northeast)
Libertyville Township (east)
Vernon Township (southeast)
Ela Township (south)
Cuba Township (southwest)
Wauconda Township (west)
Grant Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Marys Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	32,716	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fremont township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ Callary, Edward. 2009. Place Names of Illinois. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 129.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.