Prairie Grove, Illinois

Prairie Grove is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, first incorporated in 1973. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,963.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Though Prairie Grove had been inhabited by settlers since the early 19th century in an area known as Barreville, the Village of Prairie Grove was incorporated in 1973.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since 2004, Prairie Grove has been a home rule community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Prairie Grove is served by Prairie Grove School District 46 and Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> both of which are for students through 8th grade, and Community High School District 155, specifically Prairie Ridge High School, for students in high school.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Prairie Grove is located at Template:Coord (42.2768346, -88.2693750).<ref name="gnis"/> According to the 2010 census, Prairie Grove has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 99.93%) is land and Template:Convert (or 0.07%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Prairie Grove village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	923	1,745	1,698	96.15%	91.65%	86.50%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6	15	12	0.63%	0.79%	0.61%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	2	3	0.21%	0.11%	0.15%
Asian alone (NH)	10	61	84	1.04%	3.20%	4.28%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	11	0.00%	0.00%	0.56%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	7	23	50	0.73%	1.21%	2.55%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	58	105	1.25%	3.05%	5.35%
Total	960	1,904	1,963	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2000 Census

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 960 people, 303 households, and 262 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 308 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 96.98% White, 0.62% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There are households, out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.5% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 7.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $93,361, and the median income for a family was $102,087. Males had a median income of $70,417 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $36,234. None of the families and 1.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on Route 806 connecting Prairie Grove to Fox Lake, Crystal Lake and other destinations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Union Pacific Northwest Line has plans for a Station in Prairie Grove to expand service on the McHenry Branch.

See also

• Crystal Lake, Illinois
• Bull Valley, Illinois
• Oakwood Hills, Illinois