Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois
# Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois

Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.

## Geography

Avon Township covers an area of 23.8 square miles (61.7 $km^2);$ of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 $km^2)$ or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake.

## Elected officials

* Supervisor - Michele Bauman
* Clerk - Kristal Larson
* Assessor - Chris Ditton
* Trustees- Jeanne Kearby, Mike Dobrow, Jeff Loffredo and Rudolph Repa

Website: www.avonil.us

### Cities and towns

* Grayslake (west three-quarters)
* Hainesville
* Long Lake (east quarter)
* Round Lake (east three-quarters)
* Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters)
* Round Lake Heights (southeast half)
* Round Lake Park
* Third Lake

### Adjacent townships

* Lake Villa Township (north)
* Warren Township (east)
* Libertyville Township (southeast)
* Fremont Township (south)
* Wauconda Township (southwest)
* Grant Township (west)

### Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Avon Centre in Grayslake; Druce in Third Lake; Fort Hill (historic) in Round Lake; Grayslake in Grayslake; New Gracaniga Servian Orthodox in Third Lake; St. Joseph Catholic in Round Lake.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois State Route 83
* Illinois State Route 120
* Illinois State Route 134
* Illinois State Route 137
