Lily Lake, Illinois Explained

Lily Lake, Illinois
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:260px
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:41.9517°N -88.4744°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kane
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Campton
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.04
Area Total Sq Mi:2.72
Area Land Km2:7.04
Area Land Sq Mi:2.72
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:958
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1032
Population Density Km2:146.66
Population Density Sq Mi:379.83
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:60151
Area Code:331
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-43406
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398437
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Lily Lake, Illinois

Lily Lake is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The town is 15miles southwest of Elgin and west of Chicago. The village is in the far western part the Chicago metro area. It was incorporated as a village on November 6, 1990. The population was 1,032 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 993 in 2010.

History

Lily Lake was originally called "Canada Corners" (after the large number of Canadians settled there) and was located further north. The settlement shifted its location when the railroad was built and changed its name to "Lily Lake", referring to a local lake.[3]

Geography

Lily Lake is located in west central Kane County in the western part of Campton Township. Neighboring villages are Campton Hills to the east and Virgil to the west.

According to the 2010 census, Lily Lake has a total area of 2.741sqmi, of which 2.74sqmi (or 99.96%) is land and 0.001sqmi (or 0.04%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 825 people, 252 households, and 215 families residing in the village. The population density was 367.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 253 housing units at an average density of 112.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.30% White, 0.85% African American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.06% of the population.

There were 252 households, out of which 55.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.2% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.55.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $98,642, and the median income for a family was $103,967. Males had a median income of $82,194 versus $51,717 for females. The per capita income for the village was $38,148. None of the families and 0.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lily Lake village, Illinois. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. February 12, 2019.
  3. News: Several Towns Named After Founders and Heroes . The Daily Herald . December 28, 1999 . 220 . . August 17, 2014 .
  4. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 4, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213062321/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1743406 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.