Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°11′49″N 87°56′33″W / 42.19694°N 87.94250°W / 42.19694; -87.94250CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLakeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Government

• SupervisorTim Kobler • AssessorCurtis PerlmanArea

• Total36.2 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Land35.8 sq mi (92.7 km²) • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)Elevation

669 ft (204 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

67,833Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-097-77668Websitewww.vernontownship.com

Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,095.^[2] The name "Vernon Township" comes from George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon.^[3]

Geography

Vernon Township covers an area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²); of this, 0.42 square miles (1.1 km²) or 1.14 percent is water.^[2] The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township. All communities within the township are North Central suburbs of Chicago.

Cities and towns

Arlington Heights (northern edge of municipality)
Bannockburn (western edge of municipality)
Buffalo Grove (north three-quarters of Village)
Indian Creek
Lake Forest (west edge of Village)
Lincolnshire (vast majority)
Long Grove (east half)
Mettawa (south half)
Mundelein (southeast edge)
Riverwoods (west three-quarters)
Vernon Hills (south half)
Wheeling (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

Half Day
Prairie View

Adjacent townships

Libertyville Township (north)
Shields Township (northeast)
West Deerfield Township (east)
Northfield Township, Cook County (southeast)
Wheeling Township, Cook County (south)
Palatine Township, Cook County (southwest)
Ela Township (west)
Fremont Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Diamond Lake, Gridley, Knopf, Long Grove, Lutheran, Vernon, Willow Lawn and Zion City.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Chicagoland Airport (historical)^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	67,833	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

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): Vernon township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ Halsey 1912, p. 532.
^ "Flying Magazine". Flying: 63. February 1964. ISSN 0015-4806. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.