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

Images

  • lake-county-postcard
  • lake-Library of Congress, LC-D4-13739
  • lake-Joseph Allen, Library of Congress, LC-A7-10908
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