Grayslake is a village in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area, about 64 km (40 mi) north of Chicago’s downtown, 22 km (14 mi) west of Lake Michigan, and 24 km (15 mi) south of the Wisconsin border.
As of a special census conducted in 2003, the village population was 20,330.
The Village of Grayslake is also home to the College of Lake County and the Lake County Fairgrounds
Grayslake is located at show location on an interactive map 42°20′54″N, 88°1′57″W (42.348271, -88.032428).1, in central Lake County. Neighboring communities include Libertyville, Mundelein, Round Lake Park, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, and Gurnee. Grayslake is predominantly within the boundaries of Avon Township, with a small portion in Fremont Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.7 km²), of which, 9.4 square miles (24.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.68%) is water.
Grays Lake is located in the center of the Village. This 78 acre kettle lake lies at the top of the watershed. Water depth is approximately 18 feet at its deepest point and contains Large Mouth Bass, Crappie, Northern Pike, Sunfish, Carp and Catfish. At the west end of the lake is an island (really a peninsula) referred to as Jones Island.
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