Zion Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°27′24″N 87°50′35″W / 42.45667°N 87.84306°W / 42.45667; -87.84306CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLakeEstablishedSeptember 12, 1930Area

• Total9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²) • Land9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

669 ft (204 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

24,029Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-097-84233Websitewww.ziontownship.org

Zion Township is a township in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Its boundaries correspond exactly to those of the city of Zion. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,413.^[2] It was formed from Benton Township on September 12, 1930.^[3]

Geography

Zion Township covers an area of 8.2 square miles (21 km²). The stream of Kellogg Creek runs through this township. Camp Logan was located in this township.

Municipality

Zion

Adjacent townships

Benton Township
Newport Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Lake Mound and Mt. Olivet Memorial Park.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	24,029	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

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.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Zion township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ Illinois State Archives Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.