Official Name: | Zion Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Lake County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | September 12, 1930 |
Area Total Km2: | 25.4 |
Area Land Km2: | 25.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 204 |
Elevation Ft: | 669 |
Coordinates: | 42.4567°N -87.8431°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-097-84233 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 24029 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Zion Township is a township in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Its boundaries correspond exactly to those of the city of Zion. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,413.[2] It was formed from Benton Township on September 12, 1930.[3]
Zion Township covers an area of . The stream of Kellogg Creek runs through this township. Camp Logan was located in this township.
The township contains two cemeteries: Lake Mound and Mt. Olivet Memorial Park.