Fremont Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Lake County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°16′56″N 88°03′31″W / 42.28222°N 88.05861°W / 42.28222; -88.05861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Government
• Supervisor	Peter Tekampe
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Land	34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	32,716
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-097-27923
Website	www.fremonttownship.com

Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,337.^[2]

History

The township was formed about 1849. A number of names were suggested, and eventually the name Fremont was adopted in honor of the western explorer John C. Frémont.^[3]

Geography

Fremont Township covers an area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²); of this, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) or 4.69 percent is water.^[2] Lakes in this township include Countryside Lake, Davis Lake, Diamond Lake, Lake Fairfield and Schreiber Lake.

Villages

• Grayslake
• Hawthorn Woods
• Libertyville
• Long Grove
• Mundelein
• North Barrington
• Round Lake
• Wauconda

Adjacent townships

• Avon Township (north)
• Warren Township (northeast)
• Libertyville Township (east)
• Vernon Township (southeast)
• Ela Township (south)
• Cuba Township (southwest)
• Wauconda Township (west)
• Grant Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Marys Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 12
• U.S. Route 45
• Illinois State Route 60
• Illinois State Route 83
• Illinois State Route 137
• Illinois State Route 176

Airports and landing strips

• Air Estates Airport
• Campbell Airport

Demographics