Newport Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Lake County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°27′12″N 87°56′28″W / 42.45333°N 87.94111°W / 42.45333; -87.94111Coordinates: 42°27′12″N 87°56′28″W / 42.45333°N 87.94111°W / 42.45333; -87.94111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	32.3 sq mi (83.6 km2)
• Land	31.8 sq mi (82.3 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	6,750
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-097-52753
Website	townships.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 the villages of Wadsworth and Old Mill Creek, as well as smaller portions of the villages of Antioch, Beach Park, Lake Villa, and a corner of the city of Waukegan. The unincorporated communities of Millburn and Russell are also within the 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

• Benton Township (east)
• Zion Township (east)
• Waukegan Township (southeast)
• Warren Township (south)
• Antioch Township (west)
• Lake Villa Township (west)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

• Herbert C Maas Airport

Demographics

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