Editing Lake of the Woods, Illinois

{{For|the unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois|Lake of the Woods, Peoria County, Illinois}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Lake of the Woods, Illinois
| native_name              = 
| other_name               = 
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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| image_skyline            = Lake of the Woods Mahomet Illinois.jpg
| image_caption            = Lake of the Woods
| image_flag               = 
| image_shield             = 
| motto                    = 
| nickname                 = 
| etymology                = 
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = [[Illinois]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign]]
| subdivision_type3        = Township
| subdivision_name3        = [[Mahomet Township, Champaign County, Illinois|Mahomet]]
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| image_map                = 
| map_caption              = 
| pushpin_map              = Illinois
| pushpin_relief           = yes
| pushpin_label      = Lake of the Woods
| coordinates              = {{coord|40|12|07|N|88|22|01|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes    = 
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| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
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| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
| dunam_link               = 
| area_total_km2           = 4.57
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.77
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.68
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.08
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| elevation_ft             = 
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2403
| population_density_km2   = 551.47
| population_density_sq_mi = 1428.66
| population_demonym       = <!-- time zone(s) -->
| timezone1                = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1              = -6
| timezone1_DST            = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
| timezone2                = 
| utc_offset2              = 
| timezone2_DST            = 
| utc_offset2_DST          = <!-- postal codes, area code -->
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 61853<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/61853|title=Lake of the Woods IL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                       = [[Area code 217|217]]
| geocode                  = 
| iso_code                 = <!-- website, footnotes -->
| website                  = 
| footnotes                = 
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 17-41346
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_land_km2            = 4.36
| area_water_km2           = 0.22
}}

'''Lake of the Woods''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Champaign County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census. Lake of the Woods is located in [[Mahomet Township, Champaign County, Illinois|Mahomet Township]] and mostly surrounded by the northeast part of the village of [[Mahomet, Illinois|Mahomet]].

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lake of the Woods has a total area of {{convert|1.77|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.68|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 95.24%) is land and {{convert|0.08|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 4.76%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 3026
|2010= 2912
|2020= 2403
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:Champaign County Forest Preserve District HQ Mahomet.jpg|thumb|left|"HI Tower" at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District Headquarters in [[Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve]], Mahomet, Illinois.]]As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1741346 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 2,403 people, 938 households, and 640 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,360.70|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of {{convert|607.02|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.54% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.75% of the population.

There were 938 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.76% were married couples living together, 10.55% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.77% were non-families. 31.77% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.75% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 2.68.

The CDP's age distribution consisted of 34.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,257, and the median income for a family was $90,556. Males had a median income of $44,133 versus $40,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,662. About 9.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070921175511/http://www.ccfpd.org/lakeofthewoods/index.html Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, Illinois]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Champaign County, Illinois]]