Libertyville Township is a

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in Lake County,

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, United States. 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, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mettawa, Mundelein,

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, Rondout,

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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 * Mettawa (northwest portion) * Mundelein (eastern edge) *

(western edge) *

(northern half) *

(western edge)

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* Knollwood CDP (western edge)

Unincorporated towns

* Rondout

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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* Illinois State Route 21 * Illinois State Route 43 *

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. ...

* Illinois State Route 137 *

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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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