Newport Township, Lake County, Illinois


Newport Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,770. It includes the villages of Wadsworth and Old Mill Creek, as well as smaller portions of the villages of Antioch and Beach Park and a corner of the city of Waukegan. The unincorporated communities of Millburn and Russell are also within the township.

Geography

Newport Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.60 percent is water. 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

The township contains four cemeteries: Millburn, Mount Rest, Oakdale and Saint Patricks.

Major highways

Education

Gurnee School District 56

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