Shields Township
Shields Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 37,685. The Naval Station Great Lakes is located in this township.- Type: Locality with 37,700 residents
- Description: township in Lake County, Illinois
- Also known as: “Shields Township, Illinois” and “Township of Shields”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lake Bluff station and Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Forest and North Chicago.
Shields Township
- Category: township of Illinois
- Location: Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.2811° or 42° 16′ 52″ north
Longitude
-87.8565° or 87° 51′ 24″ west
Population
37,700
Elevation
702 feet (214 metres)
Open location code
86JJ74JV+F9
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Shields Township” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Shields udalerria, Lake konderria (Illinois)”
- Basque: “Shields udalerria, Lake konderria”
- Chinese: “希爾茲鎮區 (伊利諾伊州萊克縣)”
- Chinese: “希爾茲鎮區”
- French: “Shields Township”
- German: “Shields Township”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Shields (condado de Lake, Illinois)”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Shields”
- Turkish: “Shields Township”
- Urdu: “شیلڈز ٹاؤن شپ، لیک کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “شیلڈز ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Shields, Quận Lake, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Shields”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Creamery Corners and Skokie Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Blair Park and Lake Bluff Golf Course.
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Worth a closer look: Chicago and Springfield.
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