Editing Hebron, Illinois

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'''Hebron''' ({{IPAc-en|'|h|iː|b|r|ɪ|n}} {{respell|HEE|brihn}}) is a village in [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. It is a [[Commuter town|commuter village]] within the [[Chicago metropolitan area]]. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,368.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hebron village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1733851|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> Hebron's high school basketball team won the Illinois High School Basketball tournament in 1952.

==History==

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==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Hebron has a total area of {{convert|1.95|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1733851
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=August 3, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064830/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1733851
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===Major streets===
* [[Image:Illinois 47.svg|20px]] Main Street
* [[Image:Illinois 173.svg|20px]] Maple Avenue
* Price Road
* Bigelow Avenue

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 137
|1900= 511
|1910= 644
|1920= 631
|1930= 608
|1940= 627
|1950= 696
|1960= 701
|1970= 781
|1980= 786
|1990= 809
|2000= 1038
|2010= 1216
|2020= 1368
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|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hebron village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hebron village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1733851&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hebron village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1733851&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{Partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hebron village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1733851&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{Partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|973
|1,052
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,067
|93.74%
|86.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.00%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4
|24
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.39%
|1.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.10%
|0.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.48%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|0.00%
|0.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|55
|116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |238
|5.30%
|9.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.40%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,038'''
|'''1,216'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,368'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020 census===

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,038 people, 390 households, and 271 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,515.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 411 housing units at an average density of {{convert|600.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.30% of the population.

There were 390 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,607, and the median income for a family was $53,661. Males had a median income of $41,036 versus $25,272 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,829. About 3.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Fire Protection and EMS==
The village and surrounding area are protected by the Hebron Alden Greenwood Fire Protection District. The district comprises 20 members that protect {{convert|56|sqmi|km2}}. The district operates out of one fire station located in Hebron. The district operates two engines, two ambulances, two brush trucks, and two tenders. They average 450 emergency calls a year. The district is part of the MercyHealth EMS System and provides ALS (Advanced Life Support) service to the district.

The district holds their annual pig roast on the second Saturday in September each year at the fire station at 12302 Rte 173 in Hebron.

== Education ==
Alden-Hebron High School is the smallest school to win the [[Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship]]. In 1952, with an enrollment of 98 students, the boys team won the state title with an overtime victory over [[Quincy Senior High School|Quincy]] with a final score of 64–59. At the time, all Illinois schools competed for a single championship, regardless of enrollment. The town's water tower is painted to look like a basketball in commemoration of the event.<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnson|first=Scott|title=Once There Were Giants|year=2002|publisher=Illinois High School Association|isbn=0960116656|author2=Julie Kistler}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Elmer Bigelow]], recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]; died saving his ship in [[World War II]]; born and raised in Hebron.<ref>{{cite web|editor-last=Cox|editor-first=Samuel|title=Water Tender Second Class, USN (1920-1945)|publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]]|location=[[Washington Navy Yard]]|access-date=March 14, 2019|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-people/b/bigelow-elmer-charles.html}}</ref>
* [[George Dunne]], longtime President of the [[Cook County Board of Commissioners]]. After his political career, he owned and resided on a farm in Hebron.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ford|first1=Liam|last2=Sjostrom|first2=Joseph|title=George W. Dunne (1913-2006)|date=May 30, 2006|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=March 14, 2019|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/05/30/george-w-dunne/}}</ref>
* [[Howie Judson]], pitcher for the [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[Cincinnati Redlegs]] (1948–1954); born in Hebron
* [[Tuffy Conn]], fullback for the [[Akron Pros]] in 1920 on the 1st NFL Championship Team <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuffy Conn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ConnTu20.htm |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616211621/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-a-f.html#BIGELOW Elmer Bigelow's Medal of Honor citation]

{{McHenry County, Illinois}}
{{chicago metropolitan area}}
{{Illinois}}
{{Geographic location
|Center=Hebron
|North=[[Zenda, Wisconsin]]
|Northeast=[[Genoa City, Wisconsin]]
|East=[[Richmond, Illinois|Richmond]]
|Southeast=[[Ringwood, Illinois|Ringwood]]
|Southwest=[[Alden, Illinois|Alden]]}}
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[[Category:Villages in McHenry County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]