Newport Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,831. It includes most parts of the villages of Old Mill Creek and Wadsworth, as well as smaller portions of the villages of Antioch, Beach Park, and a corner of the city of Waukegan. The unincorporated communities of Rosecrans and Russell are also within the township, and the unincorporated community of Millburn is also located partially within Newport Township.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Newport Township has a total area of , of which (or 98.40%) is land and (or 1.60%) is water. Lakes in this township include Sterling Lake. The streams of Mill Creek, North Mill Creek and Pettibone Creek run through this township.
The township contains four cemeteries: Millburn, Mount Rest, Oakdale and Saint Patricks.
As of the 2020 census there were 6,831 people, 2,443 households, and 1,882 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,551 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 58.69% White, 11.43% African American, 0.67% Native American, 8.90% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.72% from other races, and 10.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.07% of the population.
There were 2,443 households, out of which 24.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.28% were married couples living together, 2.82% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.96% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.19.
The township's age distribution consisted of 21.1% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 16.2% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $85,347, and the median income for a family was $99,167. Males had a median income of $63,477 versus $31,123 for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,356. About 1.3% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.
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