Newport Township, Lake County, Illinois

Newport Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Lake County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°27′12″N 87°56′28″W / 42.45333°N 87.94111°W / 42.45333; -87.94111Coordinates: 42°27′12″N 87°56′28″W / 42.45333°N 87.94111°W / 42.45333; -87.94111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	32.3 sq mi (83.6 km²)
• Land	31.8 sq mi (82.3 km²)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,770
• Density	210/sq mi (81/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429440
Website	townships.toi.org/NEWPORTTOWNSHIP

Newport Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,770.^[1] It includes the villages of Wadsworth and Old Mill Creek, as well as smaller portions of the villages of Antioch and Beach Park and a corner of the city of Waukegan. The unincorporated communities of Millburn and Russell are also within the township.

Geography

Newport Township covers an area of 32.3 square miles (83.6 km²); of this, 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²) or 1.60 percent is water.^[1] 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 (vast majority)
Waukegan (partial)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Millburn, Mount Rest, Oakdale and Saint Patricks.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Herbert C Maas Airport

Education

Gurnee School District 56

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary/middle schools

Spaulding Elementary School, Gurnee, grades PK-2
O Plaine Intermediate School, Gurnee, grades 3-5
Viking Middle School, Gurnee, grades 6-8
Woodland Elementary School, Gurnee K-3
Woodland Intermediate School, Gurnee, grades 4-5
Woodland Middle School, Gurnee, grades 6-8
Gurnee Grade School, Gurnee, grades K-8

Public high school

Warren Township High School, Gurnee, grades 9-12

Private elementary/middle schools

S Da Christian School of Lake County, grades KG-8

Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

Hillcrest Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-2
Antioch Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5
Oakland Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5
W C Petty Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5
Emmons Grade School, Antioch, grades K-8
Grass Lake Grade School, Antioch, grades PK-8

Public middle school

Antioch Middle School, Antioch, grades 6-8

Public high school

Antioch Community High School, Antioch, grades 9-12

Private elementary/middle schools

St Peter Catholic School, Antioch, grades KG-8
Faith Evangelical Lutheran School, Antioch, grades PK-8

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools:

Howe Elementary School, Beach Park, grades K-5
Kenneth Murphy Elementary School, Beach Park, grades K-5
Newport Elementary School, Wadsworth, grades K-5
Oak Crest Elementary School, Zion, grades K-5

Public middle school:

Beach Park Middle School, Beach Park, grades 6-8

Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24

The schools in the district include:

Millburn Elementary School (formerly Millburn Central), Wadsworth, grades K-5
Millburn Middle School (formerly Millburn West), Lindenhurst, grades 6-8

References

1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Newport township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 19, 2012.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Waukegan

Cities	Highland Park Highwood Lake Forest North Chicago Park City Waukegan Zion

Villages	Antioch Arlington Heights‡ Bannockburn Barrington‡ Barrington Hills‡ Beach Park Buffalo Grove‡ Deer Park‡ Deerfield‡ Fox Lake‡ Fox River Grove‡ Grayslake Green Oaks Gurnee Hainesville Hawthorn Woods Indian Creek Island Lake‡ Kildeer Lake Barrington Lake Bluff Lake Villa Lake Zurich Lakemoor‡ Libertyville Lincolnshire Lindenhurst Long Grove Mettawa Mundelein North Barrington Old Mill Creek Port Barrington‡ Riverwoods Round Lake Round Lake Beach Round Lake Heights Round Lake Park Third Lake Tower Lakes Vernon Hills Volo Wadsworth Wauconda Wheeling‡ Winthrop Harbor

Townships	Antioch Avon Benton Cuba Ela Fremont Grant Lake Villa Libertyville Moraine Newport Shields Vernon Warren Wauconda Waukegan West Deerfield Zion

CDPs	Channel Lake Forest Lake Fox Lake Hills Gages Lake Grandwood Park Knollwood Lake Catherine Long Lake Venetian Village

Other unincorporated communities	Aptakisic Diamond Lake Eddy Fort Sheridan Fremont Center Gilmer Grange Hall Grass Lake Ingleside Ivanhoe Loon Lake Millburn Monaville Palm Beach Prairie View Rondout Rosecrans Russell Sylvan Lake West Miltmore Wildwood

Former settlement	Half Day Wilson

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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