Knollwood is an unincorporated census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in Lake County, Illinois

Illinois

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. It is located within Shields Township

Shields Township, Lake County, Illinois

Shields Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 43,382. The Naval Station Great Lakes is located in this township.-Cities and towns:* Lake Bluff* Lake Forest...

 and Libertyville Township

Libertyville Township, Lake County, Illinois

Libertyville Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 48,904. The village of Libertyville is part of the township as are parts of Green Oaks, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Chicago, Rondout, Vernon Hills and Waukegan...

. Knollwood shares a postal code

Postal code

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 with neighboring village Lake Bluff

Lake Bluff, Illinois

Lake Bluff is a village in Lake County, Illinois. It is the closest moderate-sized town near the Great Lakes Navy Base and is North of Lake Forest. The population is 6,056 according to the 2000 census. The town has a police department and volunteer fire department.-History:In 1836, John and...

. Knollwood residents are served by Lake Bluff School District 65, Lake Bluff Park District, and Lake Forest High School District 115

Lake Forest High School (Illinois)

Lake Forest High School, or LFHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lake Forest, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school of Lake Forest Community High School District 115, which serves the communities of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff,...

. Knollwood residents have unsuccessfully petitioned for annexation

Annexation

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 into Lake Bluff in 1978, 1982, and 1996. The now defunct Lake Bluff West Elementary School is located in Knollwood. The residents of Knollwood are served by the Knollwood Fire Department, Lake County Sheriff's Department. As of 2010, the population of Knollwood was 1,747.

Geography

Knollwood is bordered on three sides (E, NE and SE) almost entirely by Lake Bluff. A small portion of the Northern boundary at the Western edge borders the large campus of Abbott Laboratories, which is in North Chicago. To the West of Knollwood is Green Oaks, which is a part of the Libertyville community. South of Knollwood, the area West of Waukegan Road is Lake Forest.

External links

• NACo