Editing Wadsworth, Illinois

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'''Wadsworth''' is a village in [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 3,517.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wadsworth village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1778370|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It is named after [[E. S. Wadsworth]], who was a major stockholder for the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]], which passes through the village.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.library.illinois.edu/ihx/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=818 | title=Wadsworth, Julius. Papers, 1841-1844 &#124; Illinois History and Lincoln Collections }}</ref>

==History==

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==Geography==
Wadsworth is located at {{coord|42.436052|-87.921093|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Wadsworth has a total area of {{convert|9.671|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.06%) is land and {{convert|0.091|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.94%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1778370
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053513/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1778370
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Major streets==
* [[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Tri-State Tollway]]
* Old US-41
* Russell Road
* Kilbourne Road
* Delany Road
* [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]] [[Skokie Highway]]
* [[Image:Illinois 173.svg|20px]] Rosecrans Road
* 21st Street
* Wadsworth Road
* Cashmore Road
* [[Image:Illinois 131.svg|20px]] Green Bay Road
* Dilleys Road

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 64
|1970= 756
|1980= 1104
|1990= 1826
|2000= 3083
|2010= 3815
|2020= 3517
|estyear=
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|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/>
}}

[[File:Tempel Smith and Lipizzan stallion 1958.JPG|thumb|175px|Tempel Farms founder Tempel Smith with one of his stallions in 1958. The farm was then located in [[Spring Grove, Illinois]].]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Wadsworth 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 – Wadsworth village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1778370&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) – Wadsworth village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1778370&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) – Georgetown CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1778370&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,842
|3,180
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,581
|92.18%
|83.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.39%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|53
|154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |137
|1.72%
|4.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.90%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.13%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|32
|89
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70
|1.04%
|2.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.99%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|4
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.13%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|39
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |141
|1.27%
|1.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|109
|337
|style='background: #ffffe6; |570
|3.54%
|8.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.21%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,083'''
|'''3,815'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,507'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===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 3,083 people, 1,036 households, and 886 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|351.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of {{convert|119.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.72% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 1,036 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
[[File:Pyramid house and statues Wadsworth IL.jpg|thumb|The pyramid house and statues as seen from behind the walls.]]

The median income for a household in the village was $86,867, and the median income for a family was $92,060. Males had a median income of $60,893 versus $36,399 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $45,171. About 1.2% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Wadsworth is home to the Tempel Farms [[Lipizzan]] Horses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tempelfarms.com/|title=Tempel Farms website|access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref>

Wadsworth also contains the pyramid house. "The largest 24-karat gold-plated object ever created" is the private home of Jim Onan, a wealthy Armenian garage builder, and his family.<ref>[http://atlasobscura.com/place/onans-gold-pyramid-house Atlas Obscura: Onan's Gold Pyramid House]</ref>  The Onans occasionally open the house for tours of the {{convert|17000|sqft|adj=on}} 6-story structure containing a replica of King Tut's tomb. The walled property also features a triple-pyramid garage, a {{convert|64|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} statue of [[Ramesses II]], and a recreation of King [[Tutankhamun]]'s tomb.<ref>[http://goldpyramid.com/about-gold-pyramid-illinois.html About the Gold Pyramid House].</ref> In 2018, the pyramid house was severely damaged by fire.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-gold-pyramid-house-rebuild-20180721-story.html|title=Owners may demolish Gold Pyramid House damaged in fire, replace it with 'bigger and better' pyramid|agency=Associated Press|work=Lake County News-Sun|access-date=September 14, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://villageofwadsworth.org/ Village of Wadsworth official website]

{{Lake County, Illinois}}
{{Geographic location
|Center=Wadsworth
|North=[[Russell, Illinois|Russell]]
|West=[[Grandwood Park]]
|Southwest=[[Gages Lake]]
|South=[[Gurnee]]
|Southeast=[[Waukegan]]}}
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[[Category:Villages in Lake County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]