Moraine Township, Illinois

Moraine Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 34,129.^[2] Moraine Township was originally called Deerfield Township, but the name was changed on October 29, 1998.

Moraine Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Lake County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42.18338°N 87.80456°W / 42.18338; -87.80456
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Government
• Supervisor	Anne Flanigan Bassi
Area
• Total	11.9 sq mi (30.9 km2)
• Land	11.9 sq mi (30.8 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	33,916
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-097-50364
Website	www.morainetownship.org

Geography

Moraine Township covers an area of 11.9 square miles (30.9 km²); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) or 0.27 percent is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

• Deerfield (east edge)
• Highland Park (northeast three-quarters)
• Highwood
• Lake Forest (southeast edge)

Adjacent townships

• New Trier Township, Cook County (southeast)
• Northfield Township, Cook County (south)
• West Deerfield Township (west)
• Shields Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Daggitt, Fort Sheridan, Mooney, and Saint Marys.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41

Airports and landing strips

• Gieser Heliport

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	33,916	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]