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Lake Villa Township, Lake County, Illinois
Lake Villa Township is located in northwestern Lake County, Illinois. The population was 40,276 at the 2010 census. Geography Lake Villa Township has a total area of , of which 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. Cities and towns * Antioch (small portions) * Grayslake (small portion) * Lake Villa (central areas) * Lindenhurst (vast majority) * Old Mill Creek (small parts) * Round Lake Beach (north third) * Round Lake Heights (north half) Unincorporated areas * Fox Lake Hills * Ingleside (all parts east to Hazelwood Drive) * Venetian Village Adjacent townships * Antioch Township (northwest, north) * Newport Township (northeast) * Warren Township (southeast) * Avon Township (south) * Grant Township (southwest) Demographics History Lake Villa Township was created in 1913 from parts of Antio ...
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List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ...
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Fox Lake Hills, Illinois
Fox Lake Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake Villa Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,684. Geography Fox Lake Hills is located in northwestern Lake County at (42.4127358, -88.1269337). It is in the western part of Lake Villa Township and is bordered to the southwest by Grant Township and to the northwest by Antioch Township. The community is on the eastern shore of Fox Lake, including parts of Columbia Bay and Stanton Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 30.11%, are water. Demographics 2020 census 2000 Census As of the census of 2000, there were 2,561 people, 893 households, and 729 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 925 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.25% White, 1.17% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.59% Asian, ...
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Strip Mall
A strip mall, strip center, strip plaza or simply plaza is a type of shopping mall, shopping center common in North America and Australia where the stores are arranged in a row, with a footpath in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. Many of them face major traffic arterial road, arterials and tend to be self-contained with few pedestrian connections to surrounding neighborhoods. Smaller strip malls may be called mini-malls, while larger ones may be called Power center (retail), power centers or ''big box centers''. In 2013, ''The New York Times'' reported that the United States had 65,840 strip malls. In 2020, ''The Wall Street Journal'' wrote that in the United States, despite the continuing retail apocalypse that started in around 2010, investments and visitor numbers were increasing to strip malls. In 2024 the number of strip malls in the United States had grown to more than 68,000 nationwide. In the United Kingdom and Ire ...
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Subdivision (land)
Subdivisions are land that is divided into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise Real estate development, develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known as a subdivision. Subdivisions may be simple, involving only a single seller and buyer, or complex, involving large tracts of land divided into many smaller parcels. If it is used for House, housing it is typically known as a ''housing subdivision'' or ''housing development,'' although some developers tend to call these areas community, communities. Subdivisions may also be for the purpose of commercial or industrial development, and the results vary from retail shopping malls with independently owned ''out parcels'' to industrial parks. United States History In the United States, the creation of a subdivision was often the first step toward the creation of a new incorporated Township (United States), township or city. Contemporary notions of subdivisions rely on the Lot and Block survey ...
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Ice Cutting
Ice cutting is a winter task of collecting surface ice from lakes and rivers for storage in ice houses and use or sale as a cooling method. Rare today, it was common (see ice trade) before the era of widespread mechanical refrigeration and air conditioning technology. History The work was done as a winter chore by many farmers and as a winter occupation by icemen. Kept insulated, the ice was preserved for cold food storage during warm weather, either on the farm or for delivery to residential and commercial customers with ice boxes. A large ice trade existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, until mechanical refrigeration displaced it. Due to its harvesting and trade, ice was considered a "crop". Ice harvesting generally involved waiting until approximately a foot of ice had built up on the water surface in the winter. The ice would then be cut with either a handsaw or a powered saw blade into long continuous strips and then cut into large individual blocks for transport ...
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Resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort and the term ''resort'' may be used for a hotel that provides an array of entertainment and recreational activities. Some resorts are also condominium complexes that offer timeshares or fractional ownership, in addition to wholly owned condominiums. A resort is not always a commercial establishment operated by a single company, but in the late 20th century, that sort of facility became more common. In British English, "resort" means a town which people visit for holidays and day trips, typically containing hotels where holidaymakers stay. Examples of such towns include Blackpool and Brighton. Amusement resort A destination hotel, destination resort is a resort that itself contains the nece ...
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 20th-largest state by population and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 23rd-largest by area. It has List of counties in Wisconsin, 72 counties. Its List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, most populous city is Milwaukee; its List of capitals in the United States, capital and second-most populous city is Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities. Geography of Wiscon ...
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Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ...
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Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois
Grant Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 26,523. Grant Township changed its name from Goodale Township on March 8, 1867. Geography Grant Township covers an area of ; of this, or 23.52 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Brandenburg Lake, Duck Lake, Fish Lake, Fox Lake, Long Lake, Nippersink Lake, Redhead Lake, Sullivan Lake and Wooster Lake. The streams of Eagle Creek and Squaw Creek run through this township. Cities and towns * Fox Lake (south half) * Lakemoor (nourtheast quarter) * Long Lake (west three-quarters) * Round Lake (west quarter) * Volo (north half) Unincorporated towns * Ingleside Adjacent townships * Antioch Township (northeast) * Lake Villa Township (northeast) * Avon Township (east) * Fremont Township (southeast) * Wauconda Township (south) * McHenry Township, McHenry County (west) * Burton Township, McHenry County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains two cemete ...
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Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois
Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001. Geography Avon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake. Demographics Elected officials *Supervisor - Michele Bauman *Clerk - Kristal Larson *Assessor - Chris Ditton *Trustees- Jeanne Kearby, Mike Dobrow, Jeff Loffredo and Rudolph Repa Website: www.avonil.us Cities and towns * Grayslake (west three-quarters) * Hainesville * Long Lake (east quarter) * Round Lake (east three-quarters) * Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters) * Round Lake Heights (southeast half) * Round Lake Park * Third Lake Adjacent townships * Lake Villa Township (north) * Warren Township (east) * Libertyville Township (southeast) * Fremont Township (south) * Wauconda Township (southwest) * Grant Township (west) Cemeteries The township contains six cemete ...
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Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois
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 ; of this, 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 ...
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Newport Township, Lake County, Illinois
Newport Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,770. It includes most parts of the villages of Old Mill Creek and Wadsworth, as well as smaller portions of the villages of Antioch, Beach Park, and a corner of the city of Waukegan. The unincorporated communities of Rosecrans and Russell are also within the township, and the unincorporated community of Millburn is also located partially within Newport Township. Geography Newport Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.60 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Sterling Lake. The streams of Mill Creek, North Mill Creek and Pettibone Creek run through this township. Cities and towns * Old Mill Creek (northeast three-quarters) * Wadsworth (majority) * Waukegan Waukegan ( ) is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located north of Chicago, Waukegan is a satellite city within the greater Chicago metropolitan area. As of ...
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