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A township of 18,857 people in Lake County, Illinois
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Township in Illinois, United States
19,082Population
14.9 sq miArea
666 ftElevation

Benton Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and includes all of the village of Winthrop Harbor, most of the village of Beach Park, and small portions of the cities of Zion and Waukegan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,082. Zion Township was formed from Benton Township on September 12, 1930.

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Health Grade C+

Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

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Midwestern Region Med CenterZion · 2 mi · ER
Zion Health CenterZion · 1.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60099, 60096, 60087 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Benton →

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School Grade C-

The public schools Benton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBeach Park CCSD 3Schools8

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