Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois


Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,337.

History

The township was formed about 1849. A number of names were suggested, and eventually the name Fremont was adopted in honor of the western explorer John C. Frémont.

Geography

Fremont Township covers an area of ; of this, or 4.69 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Countryside Lake, Davis Lake, Diamond Lake, Lake Fairfield and Schreiber Lake.

Villages

The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Marys Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.

Major highways