Editing Lakewood, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
The Village at Lakewood is located in McHenry County in the state of Illinois.  The Village shares its boundaries with the City of Crystal Lake, Village of Lake in the Hills, Village of Huntley, and City of Woodstock.

The Village covers just under {{convert|4|sqmi|km2}}.  There are about {{convert|650|acre|km2}} of open space, which equals about 3/4 acre per household.  There are 6 lakes, including Crystal Lake which is situated partially in the Village and partially in the City of [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]].  The Village is home to two golf courses and several natural areas or wetlands, including the Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve.  There are also a number of public and private parks and beaches within the Village, as well as walking and bicycle paths and permanent open spaces in the newer subdivisions. Lakewood's recreational areas are West Beach, Crystal Lake, and a number of parks that dot the area.

Small parks, beaches, and boat docks along Crystal Lake's South Shore are private and maintained for use by members of the Country Club Additions Property Owners Association (CCAPOA).  This is a homeowners association-like entity for Lakewood houses from approximately Country Club Road (named for Crystal Lake Country Club just to the south) and extending to the south lakeshore.   Roads in this lakeside area have decorative posts on the corner of streets intersecting Lake Shore Drive and are called "Gates", such as "Gate 7".   The CCAPOA parks take their names from these gates, so a lakeside park would be called "Gate 7 Beach" locally.[[File:Lakewood Illinois Gate 6 street sign.jpg|thumb|right|Gate 6 sign on South Lake Shore Drive]]
[[File:View of Crystal Lake from Gate 3 CCAPOA Beach on lake's south shore.jpg|thumb|right|CCAPOA Gate 3 Beach of Crystal Lake]]

Lakewood is located at {{coord|42|13|26|N|88|22|18|W|type:city}} (42.223864, -88.371662),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> immediately adjacent to Crystal Lake, Illinois.

According to the 2010 census, Lakewood has a total area of {{convert|3.974|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 92.35%) is land and {{convert|0.304|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 7.65%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1741651
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 4, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213041013/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1741651
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>