Moraine Township, Lake County, Illinois

Moraine Township
—  Township  —
Location in Lake County
Lake County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°01′10″N 87°48′36″W / 42.01944°N 87.81°W / 42.01944; -87.81Coordinates: 42°01′10″N 87°48′36″W / 42.01944°N 87.81°W / 42.01944; -87.81
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Government
• Supervisor	Mari A. Barnes
Area
• Total	11.99 sq mi (31.06 km2)
• Land	11.99 sq mi (31.04 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	34,538
• Density	2,880.6/sq mi (1,112.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	1848161
Website	Moraine Township

Moraine Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 34,538^[1]. Moraine Township was originally called Deerfield Township, but the name was changed on October 29, 1998.

Geography

Moraine Township covers an area of 11.99 square miles (31.1 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.03 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Deerfield (east edge)
• Highland Park (northeast three-quarters)
• Highwood
• Lake Forest (southeast edge)

Adjacent townships

• New Trier Township, Cook County (southeast)
• Northfield Township, Cook County (south)
• West Deerfield Township (west)
• Shields Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Fort Sheridan, Garwood Family, Garwood Family, Mooney, Mound Rest, Mount Carmel and Saint Marys.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41

Airports and landing strips

• Gieser Heliport

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com
• US Census
• Illinois State Archives

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