Lake County (Illinois)

The Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 703 ​​462 inhabitants and a population density of 607 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Waukegan.

The Lake County is located in the north of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme northeastern Illinois in the northern suburban area of Chicago. It has an area of ​​3543 square kilometers, of which 2384 square miles are water.

In the north of the county is bordered by Wisconsin to the east lies the border with Michigan in Michigan.

At the Lake County border Nachbarcountys following:

History

The Lake County was formed on March 1, 1839, from former parts of McHenry County and named after Lake Michigan ( Lake Michigan).

The first county seat was Libertyville. 1841 the administrative headquarters was moved to Little Fort, which was renamed in Waukegan. Before appropriation by white settlers, the area was open prairie and home to the Potawatomi Indians. The first white settler was 1834 Captain Daniel Wright.

Economy

In the county the 500 listed in the S & P company Brunswick Corporation has its headquarters.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Lake County 703 462 people in 239 246 households. The population density was 607 people per square kilometer. In the 239 246 households lived statistically 2.84 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 75.1 percent white, 7.0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 6.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 19.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

27.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 78,948. The per capita income was $ 38,120. 7.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Lake County

Citys

• Highland Park
• Highwood
• Lake Forest
• North Chicago

• Park City
• Waukegan
• Zion

Villages

• Antioch
• Arlington Heights1
• Bannockburn
• Barrington2
• Barrington Hills3
• Beach Park
• Buffalo Grove2
• Deerfield2
• Deer Park2
• Fox Lake4

• Fox River Grove5
• Grayslake
• Green Oaks
• Gurnee
• Hainesville
• Hawthorn Woods
• Indian Creek
• Iceland Lake4
• Kildeer
• Lake Barrington

• Lake Bluff
• Lake Villa
• Lakemoor4
• Libertyville
• Lincolnshire
• Lindenhurst
• Long Grove
• Mettawa
• Mundelein

• North Barrington
• Old Mill Creek
• Port Barrington4
• Riverwoods
• Round Lake
• Round Lake Beach
• Round Lake Heights
• Round Lake Park
• Third Lake
• Tower Lakes

• Vernon Hills
• Volo
• Wadsworth
• Wauconda
• Wheeling1
• Winthrop Harbor

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Channel Lake
• Forest Lake
• Fox Lake Hills

• Gages Lake
• Grand Wood Park
• Knollwood

• Lake Catherine
• Long Lake
• Venetian Village

Other Unincorporated communities

• Abbott Park
• Chesney Shores
• Downey
• Echo Lake
• Fort Sheridan

• Fox River Valley Gardens
• Great Lakes
• Half Day
• Ingleside
• Lake Barrington Shores

• Lincolnshire Woods
• McGaw Park
• Millburn
• Prairie View
• Prairieview

• Stanton Point
• Timberlake
• West Miltmore
• Wildwood

1 - primarily in Cook County 2 - partly in Cook County 3 - partly in Kane and McHenry County 4 - partly in McHenry County 5 - predominantly in McHenry County

Structure

The Lake County is divided into 18 townships: