Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois

Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.

Geography
Avon Township covers an area of 61.7 sqkm; of this, 3.5 sqkm or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake.

Elected officials

 * Supervisor - Michele Bauman
 * Clerk - Kristal Larson
 * Assessor - Chris Ditton
 * Trustees- Jeanne Kearby, Mike Dobrow, Jeff Loffredo and Rudolph Repa

Website: www.avonil.us

Cities and towns

 * Grayslake (west three-quarters)
 * Hainesville
 * Long Lake (east quarter)
 * Round Lake (east three-quarters)
 * Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters)
 * Round Lake Heights (southeast half)
 * Round Lake Park
 * Third Lake

Adjacent townships

 * Lake Villa Township (north)
 * Warren Township (east)
 * Libertyville Township (southeast)
 * Fremont Township (south)
 * Wauconda Township (southwest)
 * Grant Township (west)

Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Avon Centre in Grayslake; Druce in Third Lake; Fort Hill (historic) in Round Lake; Grayslake in Grayslake; New Gracaniga Servian Orthodox in Third Lake; St. Joseph Catholic in Round Lake.

Major highways

 * U.S. Route 45
 * Illinois State Route 83
 * Illinois State Route 120
 * Illinois State Route 134
 * Illinois State Route 137