title: Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois
text: # Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois
  
  Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Avon Township covers an area of 23.8 square miles (61.7 $km^2);$ of this, 1.4 square miles (3.5 $km^2)$ or 5.71 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Cranberry Lake, Druce Lake, Grays Lake, Highland Lake and Third Lake.
  
  ## Elected officials
  
  * Supervisor - Michele Bauman
  * Clerk - Kristal Larson
  * Assessor - Chris Ditton
  * Trustees- Jeanne Kearby, Mike Dobrow, Jeff Loffredo and Rudolph Repa
  
  Website: www.avonil.us
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Grayslake (west three-quarters)
  * Hainesville
  * Long Lake (east quarter)
  * Round Lake (east three-quarters)
  * Round Lake Beach (southeast three-quarters)
  * Round Lake Heights (southeast half)
  * Round Lake Park
  * Third Lake
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Lake Villa Township (north)
  * Warren Township (east)
  * Libertyville Township (southeast)
  * Fremont Township (south)
  * Wauconda Township (southwest)
  * Grant Township (west)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains six cemeteries: Avon Centre in Grayslake; Druce in Third Lake; Fort Hill (historic) in Round Lake; Grayslake in Grayslake; New Gracaniga Servian Orthodox in Third Lake; St. Joseph Catholic in Round Lake.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 45
  * Illinois State Route 83
  * Illinois State Route 120
  * Illinois State Route 134
  * Illinois State Route 137
  