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Lake County
County Seat:
Waukegan
Previous Seats:
Libertyville, 1839; Waukegan (Little Fort), 1849
Area:
457 square miles
Population:
7,654 (1840 census) - 703,462 (2010 census)
Named for:
Lake Michigan
Created on:
March 1, 1839
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