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; -87.94111
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 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

• 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