West Deerfield Township, Lake County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
West Deerfield Township is located in Lake County
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The population was 31,794 at the 2000 census. West Deerfield Township was formed from former Deerfield Township (now Moraine Township
Moraine Township, Lake County, Illinois
Moraine Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 34,538. Moraine Township was originally called Deerfield Township, but the name was changed on October 29, 1998.-Geography:...
) in 1888.
Economy
Walgreens has its corporate headquarters in Deerfield, IllinoisDeerfield, Illinois
Deerfield is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States and is located approximately 25 miles north of Chicago, Illinois. A portion of the village is in Cook County, Illinois, United States...
. In 1987 Walgreens employed about 1,100 people at its headquarters, which was at the time in an unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
on the west side of Deerfield. As of 2000 the Walgreens headquarters was still in an unincorporated area in West Deerfield Township.