Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois

Grant Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 26,523. Grant Township changed its name from Goodale Township on March 8, 1867.

Geography
Grant Township covers an area of 59.5 sqkm; of this, 14.0 sqkm or 23.52 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Brandenburg Lake, Duck Lake, Fish Lake, Fox Lake, Long Lake, Nippersink Lake, Redhead Lake, Sullivan Lake and Wooster Lake. The streams of Eagle Creek and Squaw Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

 * Fox Lake (south half)
 * Lakemoor (nourtheast quarter)
 * Long Lake (west three-quarters)
 * Round Lake (west quarter)
 * Volo (north half)

Unincorporated towns

 * Ingleside

Adjacent townships

 * Antioch Township (northeast)
 * Lake Villa Township (northeast)
 * Avon Township (east)
 * Fremont Township (southeast)
 * Wauconda Township (south)
 * McHenry Township, McHenry County (west)
 * Burton Township, McHenry County (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries, Grant, and St. Bede Catholic Cemetery

Major highways

 * U.S. Route 12
 * Illinois State Route 59
 * Illinois State Route 120
 * Illinois State Route 134

Airports and landing strips

 * Arrow Heliport
 * Precision Chrome Heliport
 * Fox Lake Seaplane Base

Railroad lines

 * Milwaukee District/North Line