Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,337.[2]
Fremont Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Lake County | |
Lake County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′56″N 88°03′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Established | November 6, 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Peter Tekampe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016)[1] | 32,716 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-097-27923 |
| Website | www |
The township was formed about 1849. A number of names were suggested, and eventually the name Fremont was adopted in honor of the western explorer John C. Frémont.[3]
Fremont Township covers an area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km2); of this, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) or 4.69 percent is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Countryside Lake, Davis Lake, Diamond Lake, Lake Fairfield and Schreiber Lake.
The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Marys Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.
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| 2016 (est.) | 32,716 | [1] | |
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County seat: Waukegan | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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