Newport Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°27′12″N 87°56′28″W / 42.45333°N 87.94111°W / 42.45333; -87.94111CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLakeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total32.3 sq mi (83.6 km²) • Land31.8 sq mi (82.3 km²) • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)Elevation

669 ft (204 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

6,750Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-097-52753Websitetownships.toi.org/NEWPORTTOWNSHIP

Newport Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,770.^[2] It includes most parts of the villages of Old Mill Creek and Wadsworth, as well as smaller portions of the villages of Antioch, Beach Park, and a corner of the city of Waukegan. The unincorporated communities of Rosecrans and Russell are also within the township, and the unincorporated community of Millburn is also located partially within Newport Township.

Geography

Newport Township covers an area of 32.3 square miles (83.6 km²); of this, 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²) or 1.60 percent is water.^[2] Lakes in this township include Sterling Lake. The streams of Mill Creek, North Mill Creek and Pettibone Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Old Mill Creek (northeast three-quarters)
Wadsworth (majority)
Waukegan (partial)
Zion (partial)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Millburn, Mount Rest, Oakdale and Saint Patricks.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Herbert C Maas Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	6,750	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Education

Gurnee School District 56

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary/middle schools

Spaulding Elementary School, Gurnee, grades PK-2
O Plaine Intermediate School, Gurnee, grades 3-5
Viking Middle School, Gurnee, grades 6-8
Woodland Elementary School, Gurnee K-3
Woodland Intermediate School, Gurnee, grades 4-5
Woodland Middle School, Gurnee, grades 6-8
Gurnee Grade School, Gurnee, grades K-8

Public high school

Warren Township High School, Gurnee, grades 9-12

Private elementary/middle schools

S Da Christian School of Lake County, grades KG-8

Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

Hillcrest Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-2
Antioch Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5
Oakland Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5
W C Petty Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2-5
Emmons Grade School, Antioch, grades K-8
Grass Lake Grade School, Antioch, grades PK-8

Public middle school

Antioch Middle School, Antioch, grades 6-8

Public high school

Antioch Community High School, Antioch, grades 9-12

Private elementary/middle schools

St Peter Catholic School, Antioch, grades KG-8
Faith Evangelical Lutheran School, Antioch, grades PK-8

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools:

Howe Elementary School, Beach Park, grades K-5
Kenneth Murphy Elementary School, Beach Park, grades K-5
Newport Elementary School, Wadsworth, grades K-5
Oak Crest Elementary School, Zion, grades K-5

Public middle school:

Beach Park Middle School, Beach Park, grades 6-8

Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24

The schools in the district include:

Millburn Elementary School (formerly Millburn Central), Wadsworth, grades K-5
Millburn Middle School (formerly Millburn West), Lindenhurst, grades 6-8

Economy

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Newport township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.