Lake Villa Township, Lake County, Illinois
| Lake Villa Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in Lake County |
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 Lake County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 42°24′55″N 88°4′2″W / 42.41528°N 88.06722°WCoordinates: 42°24′55″N 88°4′2″W / 42.41528°N 88.06722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Established | 1913 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.1 sq mi (67.6 km2) |
| • Land | 22.8 sq mi (59.1 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 40,293 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 17-097-41599 |
| Website | www |
Lake Villa Township is located in northwestern Lake County, Illinois. The population was 40,276 at the 2010 census.
Lake Villa Township has a total area of 26.1 square miles (67.6 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2) or 12.47% is water. Geologically, it is a region of glacial till, with numerous glacial lakes and wetlands. Principal lakes are Cedar Lake, Deep Lake, Crooked Lake, Sand Lake, Miltmore Lake, and Fourth Lake.
Municipalities include the villages of Lake Villa and Lindenhurst, as well as parts of the villages of Old Mill Creek, Round Lake Beach, and Round Lake Heights and Third Lake. Unincorporated localities of long standing are Venetian Village, Fox Lake Hills and West Miltmore.
Lake Villa Township was created in 1913 from parts of Antioch, Avon, and Grant townships. Early settlements, long predating the creation of the township, included Monaville and Stanwood. In 1883, the Chicago businessman Ernst Johann Lehmann bought 300 acres (1.2 km2) in Stanwood, had the name changed to Lake Villa, and established the Lake Villa Hotel. Lehmann encouraged the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company to lay its new railway through the area, and in 1886 the new line opened with a station in Lake Villa. The Lehmann family would come to dominate the immediate area, for a time.
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