Libertyville Township, Lake County, Illinois

Libertyville Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 53,139. The village of Libertyville is part of the township, as are parts of Green Oaks, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Chicago, Rondout, Vernon Hills and Waukegan.

Geography
Libertyville Township covers an area of 94.6 sqkm; of this, 2.9 sqkm or 3.02 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Big Bear Lake, Butler Lake, Harvey Lake, Liberty Lake, Little Bear Lake, Minear Lake and West Lake. The stream of Bull Creek runs through this township, before depositing into the Des Plaines River.

Open space
In 1985, Libertyville Township established the first Township Open Space District in Illinois. This innovative land protection program was funded by a 22.6 million-dollar bond referendum approved by the residents of Libertyville Township. The Open Space Bond was retired fully paid in October 2003. Since land acquisition began in 1986, over 1500 acre of irreplaceable open space have been protected with these funds. Two of these sites, Oak Openings and Liberty Prairie, have also received the state's highest protection status as Illinois Nature Preserves.

Cities and towns

 * Green Oaks
 * Lake Forest (western edge)
 * Libertyville
 * Mettawa (northwest portion)
 * Mundelein (eastern edge)
 * North Chicago (western edge)
 * Vernon Hills (northern half)
 * Waukegan (western edge)

Census-designated place

 * Knollwood CDP (western edge)

Unincorporated towns

 * Rondout

Adjacent townships

 * Warren Township (north)
 * Waukegan Township (northeast)
 * Shields Township (east)
 * West Deerfield Township (southeast)
 * Vernon Township (south)
 * Ela Township (southwest)
 * Fremont Township (west)
 * Avon Township (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Ascension, Lake County Poor Farm, Lakeside and the Serbian Monastery Cemetery.

Major highways

 * Interstate 94
 * U.S. Route 45
 * Illinois State Route 21
 * Illinois State Route 43
 * Illinois State Route 60
 * Illinois State Route 137
 * Illinois State Route 176

Airports and landing strips

 * Condell Memorial Hospital Heliport

Notable people

 * Phil Collins, presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party