Benton Township

Benton Township is a township in , , United States, and includes all of the village of , most of the village of , and small portions of the cities of and .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 19,100 residents
  • Description: township in Lake County, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Benton Township, Lake County, Illinois” and “Township of Benton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waukegan Regional Airport and Zion-Benton Township High School.

Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Waukegan National Airport is a public airport in , in , . The airport is 40 miles north of . It was originally Waukegan Memorial Airport.

School
Photo: Dhalls, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or ZBTHS, is a high school located at the corner of Kenosha Road and 21st Street in , a northern suburb of , , in the United States.

Nature reserve
Photo: Wrongdave, Public domain.
The is a state park of Illinois, located along in northern in northeast Illinois. Together with lands to the north, including Chiwaukee Prairie, it forms most of the Chiwaukee Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain, an internationally recognized wet-land of importance under the Ramsar Convention. is situated 2½ miles east of Benton Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zion and Beach Park.

Town
Photo: Dhalls, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , United States. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,655. is situated 2 miles northeast of Benton Township.

Town
is a village in Benton and Waukegan townships of , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,249.

Village
is a village in , , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,517. It is named after E. S. , who was a major stockholder for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. is situated 2 miles west of Benton Township.

Benton Township

Latitude
42.4283° or 42° 25′ 42″ north
Longitude
-87.8639° or 87° 51′ 50″ west
Population
19,100
Elevation
705 feet (215 metres)
Open location code
86JJC4HP+8C
Geo­Names ID
4884533
Wiki­data ID
Q4890634
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Benton Township” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Greenshire Golf Course and Benton Greenwood Cemetery.

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