Antioch Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Coordinates: 42°27′52″N 88°06′41″W / 42.46444°N 88.11139°W / 42.46444; -88.11139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	42.2 sq mi (109.3 km2)
• Land	34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2)
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	27,429
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-097-01608

Antioch Township is a town in the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Lake County. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.^[2]

Geography

Antioch Township covers an area of 42.2 square miles (109.3 km²); of this, 7.4 square miles (19.2 km²) or 17.57 percent is water. There are many lakes in this township, including Antioch Lake, Benet Lake, Bluff Lake, Channel Lake, Cross Lake, Deer Lake, Dunns Lake, East Loon Lake, Elmwood Farms Lake, Grass Lake, Homer White Lake, Huntley Lake, Lake Catherine, Lake Marie, Lake Tranquility, Loon Lake, Petite Lake, Redwing Slough Lake, Silver Lake, Spring Lake, and Turner Lake.^[3]

Cities and towns

• Antioch
• Fox Lake (east quarter)
• Lake Villa (north edge)

Adjacent townships

• Newport Township (east)
• Lake Villa Township (southeast)
• Grant Township (southwest)
• McHenry Township, McHenry County (southwest)
• Burton Township, McHenry County (west)

Cemeteries

The townships primary export is cemeteries: The most famous of which are Grass Lake, Hickory Union and Hillside.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 45
• Illinois Route 59
• Illinois Route 83
• Illinois Route 173

Airports and landing strips

• Antioch Airport (historical)
• Donald Alfred Gade Airport
• Fox Lake Seaplane Base

Demographics

Education

Emmons School District 33

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

• Emmons Grade School, Antioch, grades K-8;

Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

The schools in the district include:

Public elementary schools

• Antioch Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2–5;
• Grass Lake Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-8;
• Hillcrest Elementary School, Antioch, grades PK-2;
• Oakland Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2–5;
• W C Petty Elementary School, Antioch, grades 2–5;

Public middle school

• Antioch Upper Grade School, Antioch, grades 6–8;

Community High School District 117

The schools in the district include:

Public high school

• Antioch Community High School, Antioch, grades 9-12;

Private elementary/middle schools: none