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Island Lake, IL
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McHenry and Lake Counties, 40 miles NW of the Loop. Platted as a summer cottage development around an artificial lake by 1936, Island Lake incorporated in 1952 following post–World War II expansion demands. While accepting growth, the community of small lots near the
Fox River
has maintained much of its rural atmosphere. Recent residential developments brought the population to 4,449 in 1990 and 8,153 in 2000.
| Island Lake, IL (inc. 1950) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1960 | 1,639 | — | — | 97 | |
| 1,633 | White (99.6%) | ||||
| 3 | Negro (0.2%) | ||||
| 3 | Other races (0.2%) | ||||
| 1990 | 4,449 | 2.4% | — | 100 | |
| 4,345 | White (97.7%) | ||||
| 23 | Black (0.5%) | ||||
| 56 | Asian/Pacific Islander (1.3%) | ||||
| 46 | Other race (1.0%) | ||||
| 194 | Hispanic Origin* (4.4%) | ||||
| 2000 | 8,153 | 5.6% | — | 99 | |
| 7,647 | White alone (93.8%) | ||||
| 40 | Black or African American alone (0.5%) | ||||
| 13 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.2%) | ||||
| 132 | Asian alone (1.6%) | ||||
| 1 | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (0.0%) | ||||
| 222 | Some other race alone (2.7%) | ||||
| 98 | Two or more races (1.2%) | ||||
| 679 | Hispanic or Latino* (8.3%) | ||||
Bibliography
McHenry County in the Twentieth Century, 1968–1994.
McHenry County Historical Society. 1994.
The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2005 Chicago Historical Society.
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The Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2004 The Newberry Library. All Rights Reserved. Portions are copyrighted by other institutions and individuals. Additional information on copyright and permissions.