Official Name: | Libertyville Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Lake County's location in Illinois |
Coordinates: | 42.2842°N -87.945°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 6, 1849 |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Kathleen M. O'Connor |
Area Total Km2: | 94.6 |
Area Land Km2: | 91.7 |
Area Water Km2: | 2.9 |
Elevation M: | 201 |
Elevation Ft: | 659 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-097-43263 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 53803 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Libertyville Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 53,139.[2] The village of Libertyville is part of the township, as are parts of Green Oaks, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Chicago, Rondout, Vernon Hills and Waukegan.
Libertyville Township covers an area of 94.6sqkm; of this, 2.9sqkm or 3.02 percent is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Big Bear Lake,[3] Butler Lake,[4] Harvey Lake, Liberty Lake, Little Bear Lake,[5] Minear Lake and West Lake. The stream of Bull Creek runs through this township, before depositing into the Des Plaines River.[6]
In 1985, Libertyville Township established the first Township Open Space District in Illinois. This innovative land protection program was funded by a 22.6 million-dollar bond referendum approved by the residents of Libertyville Township. The Open Space Bond was retired fully paid in October 2003. Since land acquisition began in 1986, over 1500acres of irreplaceable open space have been protected with these funds. Two of these sites, Oak Openings and Liberty Prairie, have also received the state's highest protection status as Illinois Nature Preserves.
The township contains four cemeteries: Ascension,[7] Lake County Poor Farm, Lakeside[8] and the Serbian Monastery Cemetery.[9] [10]