West Deerfield Township, Illinois

West Deerfield Township is located in Lake County, Illinois. The population was 31,077 at the 2010 census.^[1] West Deerfield Township was formed from former Deerfield Township (now Moraine Township) in 1888.

West Deerfield Township
Township
Location in Lake County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Established	1888
Government
• Supervisor	Alyson Miller Feiger
Area
• Total	17.9 sq mi (46.36 km2)
• Land	17.8 sq mi (46.10 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)  1%
Population  (2010)
• Total	31,077
• Density	1,700/sq mi (670/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	westdeerfieldtownship.org

Economy

Walgreens has its corporate headquarters in Deerfield within West Deerfield Township.^[2][3] In 1987 Walgreens employed about 1,100 people at its headquarters, which was at the time in an unincorporated area on the west side of Deerfield.^[4][5] As of 2000 the Walgreens headquarters was still in an unincorporated area in West Deerfield Township.^[6]