Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Official Name: | West Deerfield Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Alyson Miller Feiger |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1888 |
Area Total Km2: | 46.36 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 17.9 |
Area Land Km2: | 46.10 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 17.8 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.25 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
Area Water Percent: | 1 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 31077 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
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.
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]