Libertyville Township is a

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in Lake County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 53,139. The village of Libertyville is part of the township, as are parts of Green Oaks,

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, Lake Forest,

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, Mundelein,

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Vernon Hills Vernon Hills is a suburb north of Chicago, Illinois in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,850 at the 2020 census. Vernon Hills serves as a retail hub for its surrounding area ( Libertyville, Lake Forest, Long Grove, Lin ...

and

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Geography

Libertyville Township covers an area of ; of this, or 3.02 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Big Bear Lake, Butler Lake, Harvey Lake, Liberty Lake, Little Bear Lake, Minear Lake and West Lake. The stream of Bull Creek runs through this township, before depositing into the Des Plaines River.

Open space

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 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.

Cities and towns

* Green Oaks * Lake Forest (western edge) * Libertyville *

(northwest portion) * Mundelein (eastern edge) *

(western edge) *

(northern half) *

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(western edge)

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* Knollwood CDP (western edge)

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

* Warren Township (north) * Waukegan Township (northeast) * Shields Township (east) * West Deerfield Township (southeast) * Vernon Township (south) * Ela Township (southwest) * Fremont Township (west) * Avon Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Ascension, Lake County Poor Farm, Lakeside and the Serbian Monastery Cemetery.

Major highways

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U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

Illinois State Route 21 Illinois Route 21 (IL 21) is an arterial north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Niles, Illinois, Niles to U.S. Route 41 in Illinois, U.S. Route 41 (Skokie Highway) north of Gurne ...

Illinois State Route 43 Illinois Route 43 (IL 43) is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Frankfort north to the large intersection of IL 120 (Belvidere Road) and US 41 (Skokie Highway) in ...

Illinois State Route 60 Illinois Route 60 (IL 60) is a east–west state highway in Lake County, in northeastern Illinois. It connects the village of Volo at Illinois Route 120 (Belvidere Road) just east of Illinois Route 59 with the city of Lake Forest at U.S. ...

Illinois State Route 137 Illinois Route 137 (IL 137) is a state highway in northeast Illinois. It runs from the Wisconsin Border north of Winthrop Harbor south to North Chicago, west to Libertyville, and then back northwest to Grayslake, terminating at IL 83 just sou ...

Illinois State Route 176 Illinois Route 176 (IL 176) is a east–west state route in northern Illinois. It runs from IL 23 (State Street) in Marengo to the southern terminus of IL 131 (Green Bay Road) in Lake Bluff. Route description IL 176 ...

Airports and landing strips

* Condell Memorial Hospital Heliport

Demographics

Notable people

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References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Libertyville Township official website

US Census

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