title: Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois
text: # Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois
  
  Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,337.
  
  ## History
  
  The township was formed about 1849. A number of names were suggested, and eventually the name Fremont was adopted in honor of the western explorer John C. Frémont.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Fremont Township covers an area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 $km^2);$ of this, 1.7 square miles (4.4 $km^2)$ or 4.69 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Countryside Lake, Davis Lake, Diamond Lake, Lake Fairfield and Schreiber Lake.
  
  ### Villages
  
  * Grayslake
  * Hawthorn Woods
  * Libertyville
  * Long Grove
  * Mundelein
  * North Barrington
  * Round Lake
  * Wauconda
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Avon Township (north)
  * Warren Township (northeast)
  * Libertyville Township (east)
  * Vernon Township (southeast)
  * Ela Township (south)
  * Cuba Township (southwest)
  * Wauconda Township (west)
  * Grant Township (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains five cemeteries: Ivanhoe, Saint Marys Catholic, Transfiguration Catholic, Union and United States Naval.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 12
  * U.S. Route 45
  * Illinois State Route 60
  * Illinois State Route 83
  * Illinois State Route 137
  * Illinois State Route 176
  
  ### Airports and landing strips
  
  * Air Estates Airport
  * Campbell Airport
  