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Municipal Boundaries
Download In State Plane Projection Here. Municipal boundaries are based on annexations, court orders
and other legal documents filed in the office of the Recorder of Deeds. Mapping
is based on the legal descriptions from those documents, which relate to
existing parcel boundaries or to the underlying PLSS. Important attributes
include "Type" which contains an "I" if the polygon
represents an incorporated area, and a "U" if unincorporated. The
municipality name for "I" type polygons is included in the attribute
"NAME1."
Update Frequency:
This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "LakeCounty_Illinois",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:gis@lakecountyil.gov"
}
|
| description | <div><b><a href='https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/gisdata/TaxDistricts.zip' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Download In State Plane Projection Here</a>. </b><br /></div><div><br /></div>Municipal boundaries are based on annexations, court orders and other legal documents filed in the office of the Recorder of Deeds. Mapping is based on the legal descriptions from those documents, which relate to existing parcel boundaries or to the underlying PLSS. Important attributes include "Type" which contains an "I" if the polygon represents an incorporated area, and a "U" if unincorporated. The municipality name for "I" type polygons is included in the attribute "NAME1."<br /><p> <br /> <b>Update Frequency:</b><br /> This dataset is updated on a <b>weekly</b> basis.</p> |
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|
| identifier | https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=811621907d3649778ef35ec37731e921&sublayer=10 |
| issued | 2016-11-21T19:06:37.000Z |
| keyword |
[
"Cities",
"Lake County Illinois",
"Municipalities",
"Tax Districts",
"Tax Districts spatial data"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data-lakecountyil.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/lakecountyil::municipal-boundaries |
| license | https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/89679671cfa64832ac2399a0ef52e414/data |
| modified | 2026-02-15T12:19:55.579Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Lake County Illinois GIS"
}
|
| spatial | -88.1998,42.1523,-87.7588,42.4958 |
| theme |
[
"geospatial"
]
|
| title | Municipal Boundaries |
