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Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois

Field	Value
official_name	Warren Township
settlement_type	Township
motto
image_seal
image_map	Map highlighting Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location in Lake County
image_map1	Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County.svg
mapsize1	150px
map_caption1	Lake County's location in Illinois
<!-- Location -->	subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Lake
leader_title	Supervisor
leader_name	Elmer C. Fallos
established_title	Established
established_date	November 6, 1849
area_total_km2	95.21
area_land_km2	93.17
area_water_km2	2.03
area_total_sq_mi	36.76
area_land_sq_mi	35.97
area_water_sq_mi	2.03
area_water_percent	2.14
<!-- Population -->	population_as_of	2020
population_total	65883
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
elevation_m	216
elevation_ft	709
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->	timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-097-78877
website
unit_pref	Imperial

Warren Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,883. The cities of Gurnee, Park City, and Grayslake lie within its borders. The township was established in 1850 by settlers who came from the town of Warren, New York. Both were named in honor of Major General Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Geography

Warren Township covers an area of 36.77 sqmi; of this, 0.78 sqmi or 2.03 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Gages Lake, Grandwood Lake, Twin Lakes and Valley Lake.

Cities and towns

Grayslake (east portion)
Gurnee (entirety)
Lake Villa (east-most portions)
Libertyville (northeast corner)
Lindenhurst (US-45 business plaza area)
Old Mill Creek (south quarter)
Park City (west half)
Third Lake (east third)
Wadsworth (south part)
Waukegan (far west area)

[[Census-designated place]]

Gages Lake CDP
Grandwood Park CDP

Adjacent townships

Newport Township (north)
Benton Township (northeast)
Waukegan Township (east)
Shields Township (southeast)
Libertyville Township (south)
Fremont Township (southwest)
Avon Township (west)
Lake Villa Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Highland Memorial Park, Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, and Warren.

Major highways

Interstate 94
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 45
Illinois Route 21
Illinois Route 43
Illinois Route 120
Illinois Route 131
Illinois Route 132

Airports and landing strips

O John Clark RLA Airport (historical)

Railroad lines

The Milwaukee Road

Demographics

The median age in the township was 38.8 years. 23.4% of the population was under 18 years, and 10.8% were 65 years and over.

There were 25,747 households, out of which 28.5% had people under the age of 18 living with them and 27.7% had people 65 years and older living with them. 54% of households were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no spouse present, 13.1% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 9.3% were cohabiting couples living together. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median income for a household in the township was $86,649, and the median income for a family was $116,845. 7.4% of residents were below the poverty line.

References

"Explore Census Data".
"Gurnee History - Warren Township". The Village of Gurnee, IL.
(2024-08-16). "Home - Highland Memorial Park Libertyville".
"Cemetery – Saint Sava Monastery".
"Warren Funeral Home, Cemetery & Mausoleum".
"Google Maps". Google.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.

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