• Source: Lake Villa Township, 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 26.1 square miles (67.6 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2) 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

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      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

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      Fox Lake Hills
      Ingleside (all parts east to Hazelwood Drive)
      Venetian Village


      = Adjacent townships

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      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 Antioch, Avon, and Grant townships. Early settlements, long predating the creation of the township, included Monaville and Stanwood. In 1883, the Chicago businessman Ernst Johann Lehmann bought 300 acres (1.2 km2) in Stanwood, had the name changed to Lake Villa, and established the Lake Villa Hotel. Lehmann encouraged the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company to lay its new railway through the area, and in 1886 the new line opened with a station in Lake Villa. The Lehmann family would come to dominate the immediate area, for a time.
      The railroad acted as a spur to enterprise beyond the farming which was the mainstay of the larger region. Resorting was the principal industry in the township into the 1930s. Prior to modern refrigeration, ice cutting drew seasonal labor.
      The most important development following the Lehmann era was probably the creation of the village of Lindenhurst, subdivided by N. H. Engle and Sons in 1952 on the former Lehmann estate. The village was incorporated in 1956 and quickly became a force in the township.
      Over the past decade the township landscape has become increasingly marked by subdivisions and strip malls, with a corresponding reduction in farm- and woodland. However, large areas of green space have been preserved by the Lake County Forest Preserves; units include Duck Farm, Grant Woods, Hastings Lake, and MacDonald Woods.


      Government officials


      Township supervisor: Dan Venturi
      Township clerk: Jean K Smuda
      Township trustees: Paul Berker, Joy Johnson, Barbara Stout, Jerold Coia
      Township highways: Jim Jorgensen
      Township assessor: Jeffrey Lee


      Notes




      References


      Brysiewicz, Joseph W. Chicago's metropolitan fringe: Lake Villa, Illinois: the construction of multiple historical narratives. Lake Forest, Illinois: Lake Forest College, 2001.
      Brysiewicz, Joseph W. Lake Villa Township, Illinois. Chicago: Arcadia Publications, 2001.


      External links


      Official website
      US Census
      City-data.com
      Illinois State Archives
      Lake County Forest Preserves
      Lake Villa Public Library District
      Village of Lake Villa
      Village of Lindenhurst
      Village of Round Lake Beach
      Village of Round Lake Heights

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