Prairie Grove, Illinois

Prairie Grove
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County McHenry
Township Nunda
Elevation 751 ft (229 m)
Coordinates 42°16′37″N 88°16′10″W / 42.27694°N 88.26944°W / 42.27694; -88.26944Coordinates: 42°16′37″N 88°16′10″W / 42.27694°N 88.26944°W / 42.27694; -88.26944
Area 5.71 sq mi (15 km2)
 - land 5.71 sq mi (15 km2)
 - water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 1,904 (2010)
Founded 1973
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60012, 60014
Area code 815, 779
Location of Prairie Grove within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Prairie Grove, Illinois
Statistics: [1]
Website: https://www.prairiegrove.org/
[2]

Prairie Grove is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, first incorporated in 1973. The population was 1,904 at the 2010 census.[3] Prairie Grove's schools and main social and economic life are shared with the city of Crystal Lake.

History

Though Prairie Grove had been inhabited by settlers since the early 19th century, the Village of Prairie Grove was incorporated in 1973.[4] Since 2004, Prairie Grove has been a home rule community.[5]

Education

Prairie Grove is served by Prairie Grove School District 46 and Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47,[6][7] both of which are for students through 8th grade, and Community High School District 155, specifically Prairie Ridge High School, for students in high school.[8]

Geography

Prairie Grove is located at 42°16′37″N 88°16′10″W / 42.27694°N 88.26944°W / 42.27694; -88.26944 (42.2768346, -88.2693750).[2] According to the 2010 census, Prairie Grove has a total area of 5.714 square miles (14.80 km2), of which 5.71 square miles (14.79 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.07%) is water.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1980680—
1990654−3.8%
200096046.8%
20101,90498.3%
Est. 20151,869[10]−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 960 people, 303 households, and 262 families residing in the village. The population density was 207.2 people per square mile (80.1/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 66.5 per square mile (25.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.98% White, 0.62% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There are households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.5% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 7.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $93,361, and the median income for a family was $102,087. Males had a median income of $70,417 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $36,234. None of the families and 1.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Village of Prairie Grove
  3. ↑ American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "History". prairiegrove.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. ↑ "About Us". prairiegrove.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Home". dist46.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Overview / Boundary Maps". d47.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  8. ↑ "Map of Crystal Lake" (PDF). Ww3.d155.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  9. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  10. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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