West Deerfield Township, Lake County, Illinois

West Deerfield Township
Township

Location in Lake County
Country United States
State Illinois
County Lake
Established Unknown
Government
  Supervisor Alyson Miller Feiger
Area
  Total 17.9 sq mi (46.36 km2)
  Land 17.8 sq mi (46.10 km2)
  Water 0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)  1%
Population (2010)
  Total 31,077
  Density 1,700/sq mi (670/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Website www.westdeerfieldtownship.org

West Deerfield Township is located in Lake County, Illinois. The population was 31,077 at the 2010 census.[1] West Deerfield Township was formed from former Deerfield Township (now Moraine Township) in 1888.

Economy

Walgreens has its corporate headquarters in Deerfield within West Deerfield Township.[2][3] In 1987 Walgreens employed about 1,100 people at its headquarters, which was at the time in an unincorporated area on the west side of Deerfield.[4][5] As of 2000 the Walgreens headquarters was still in an unincorporated area in West Deerfield Township.[6]

References

  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Deerfield township, Lake County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  2. "Contact Us." Walgreens. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Write Walgreen Co. 200 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015."
  3. "GIS Maps." City of Deerfield. Retrieved on February 5, 2011.
  4. Little, Anne. "TAKING A CORRIDOR TO SUCCESS DEERFIELD'S ECONOMY BOOMING WITH OFFICE BUILDINGS." Chicago Tribune. July 8, 1987. Deerfield/Northbrook 5. Retrieved on February 5, 2011. "[...]and the corporate headquarters of Walgreen Co., which is in an unincorporated area on the western side of Deerfield, with about 1,100."
  5. Who Owns Whom: North America. Dun & Bradstreet, Ltd., Directories Division, 1987. "420. Retrieved on February 5, 2011. "WALGREEN CO., 200 Wilmot Rd.. Deerfield. II. 60015"
  6. "Deerfield village, Illinois." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 5, 2011.

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Coordinates: 42°11′43″N 87°51′34″W / 42.19528°N 87.85944°W / 42.19528; -87.85944

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