Waukegan 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°22′23″N 87°51′01″W / 42.37306°N 87.85028°WCoordinates: 42°22′23″N 87°51′01″W / 42.37306°N 87.85028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Lake |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Patricia Jones |
Area | |
• Total | 21.4 sq mi (55.3 km2) |
• Land | 21.0 sq mi (54.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) | 89,834 |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 17-097-79306 |
Website | www |
Waukegan Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 90,893.
Waukegan Township covers an area of 21.4 square miles (55.3 km2); of this, 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2) or 1.41 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Dead Lake. Sunderland Creek and the Waukegan River run through this township.
The township contains five cemeteries: Am Echod Jewish, North Shore Garden of Memories, Oakwood, Pahlman Family and Saint Marys.