Shields Township, Lake County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°16′44″N 87°51′21″W / 42.27889°N 87.85583°W / 42.27889; -87.85583CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLakeEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Government

• SupervisorGayle StringerArea

• Total17.69 sq mi (45.82 km²) • Land17.68 sq mi (45.79 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

709 ft (216 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

36,612Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-097-69485Websitewww.shieldstownship.com

Shields Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,062.^[2] The Naval Station Great Lakes is located in this township.

Geography

Shields Township covers an area of 17.7 square miles (45.8 km²).^[2]

Cities and towns

Lake Bluff
Lake Forest (north half)
North Chicago (Great Lakes Naval Base)

Census-designated place

Knollwood CDP (eastern half)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Lake Forest and Saint Marys.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Lake Forest Hospital Heliport

Railroad lines

Union Pacific/North Line

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	36,612	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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