Lake Villa is a village in
Lake County,
Illinois
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United States
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. Per the
2020 census, the population was 8,741. Lake Villa lies within
Lake Villa Township and about 50 miles north of
Chicago
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and is part of the
United States Census Bureau
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's Chicago
combined statistical area
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(CSA).
Geography
Lake Villa is located at (42.417546, -88.082360).
According to the 2010 census, Lake Villa has a total area of , of which (or 88.5%) is land and (or 11.5%) is water.
The village lies in a gently rolling
moraine landscape, dominated by lakes of
glacial
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origin known as the
Chain O'Lakes. Among these are Cedar Lake, north of the village center, and Deep Lake, to the east. There are several smaller lakes and ponds, along with a complement of
wetlands. The lakes and ponds have been important in Lake Villa's historic tourist industry, and over the years led to a small ice industry.
Drainage is ultimate to the
Des Plaines
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and
Fox
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rivers, both of which flow to the
Illinois River and ultimately the
Mississippi
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.
The
Wisconsin Central Railway runs through the village center. This is a heavily used freight line which also carries
Metra
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commuter rail traffic from
Antioch, Illinois
Antioch is a village in the U.S. state of Illinois. Antioch is part of the larger Antioch Township within Lake County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,622. The village is nestled into the Chain O'Lakes waterway system and borders ...
to the
Chicago Loop
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.
Demographics
2020 census
''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 can be of any race.''
2000 Census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 5,864 people, 2,052 households, and 1,594 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,135 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.94%
White
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, 2.47%
African American
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, 0.12%
Native American, 1.64%
Asian, 0.09%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.89% from
other races
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, and 1.86% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 3.09% of the population.
There were 2,052 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were
married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $65,078, and the median income for a family was $75,078. Males had a median income of $51,806 versus $36,961 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $26,238. About 1.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those ages 65 or over.
Lake Villa has a significant
Polish
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community, and the community has become considerably more diverse in recent years.
Government
Elected officials
;Mayor
*James McDonald
;Clerk
*Mary Konrad
;Trustees
*Scott Bartlett
*Tom O'Reilly
*Karen Harms
*Kevin Kruckeberg
*Allena Barbato
*Jeff Nielsen
Education
School districts that serve Lake Villa include:
; Elementary school districts
*
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41
*
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34
; High school districts
*
Antioch Community High School District 117
*
Grant Community High School District 124
*
Grayslake Community High School District 127
High school
Lake Villa School Students will attend one of the following based on geographic location:
*
Lakes Community High School
Lakes Community High School, or LCHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lake Villa, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community High School District 117, which also includes Antioch C ...
in Lake Villa (grades 9-12)
*
Grant Community High School
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Notable alumni
* Daniel Dennis - 2016 Olympic wrestler
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in
Fox Lake (grades 9-12)
*
Grayslake North High School in
Grayslake (grades 9-12)
*
Antioch Community High School
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in
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ ...
(grades 9-12)
*
Warren Township High School
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in
Gurnee
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Best known for being th ...
(grades 9-12)
Middle school(s)
*Peter J. Palombi Middle School in Lake Villa (Grades 6-8)
*Antioch Upper Grade School in
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ ...
(Grades 6-8)
*Millburn Middle School in
Lindenhurst (Grades 6-8)
*Woodland Middle School in
Gurnee
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(Grades 6-8)
*Frederick School in
Grayslake (Grades 5-6)
*Grayslake Middle School in
Grayslake (Grades 7-8)
*Gavin South Jr. High School (Grades 5-8) in
Ingleside
Elementary school(s)
*Olive C. Martin Elementary in Lake Villa (Grades PK-5)
*William L. Thompson Elementary in Lake Villa (Grades PK-5)
*B. J. Hooper Elementary in
Lindenhurst (Grades K-5)
*Oakland Elementary School in Lake Villa (Grades K-5)
*Emmons Grade School in
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ ...
(Grades K-8)
*Grass Lake Elementary School in
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ ...
(Grades PK-8)
*Millburn Central School in
Old Mill Creek (Grades PK-5)
*Woodland Primary School in
Grayslake (Grades PK-K)
*Woodland Elementary School in
Grayslake (Grades 1-3)
*Woodland Intermediate School in
Gurnee
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(Grades 4-5)
*Avon Center Elementary School (Grades K-4) in
Round Lake Beach
*Gavin Central School (Grades PK-4) in
Ingleside
Library
Lake Villa District Library
Infrastructure
Transportation
Lake Villa has a
station on
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's
North Central Service
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, which provides daily rail service between
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ ...
and
Chicago
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's
Union Station
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.
Major streets
* Milwaukee Avenue
* Grand Avenue
* Grass lake Road
* Petite Lake Road
* Deep Lake Road
* Fairfield Road
* Cedar Lake Road
* Monaville Road
* Old Grand Avenue
References
Further reading
*Brysiewicz, Joseph W. ''Chicago's metropolitan fringe: Lake Villa, Illinois: the construction of multiple historical narratives.'' Lake Forest, Illinois: Lake Forest College, 2001.
*Brysiewicz, Joseph W. ''Lake Villa Township, Illinois''. Chicago: Arcadia Publications, 2001.
Article by Douglas Knox in ''Encyclopedia of Chicago History''*''Encyclopedia of Chicago''. Edited by James R. Grossman, Ann Durkin Keating & Janice L. Reiff. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004
*''Lake Villa then and now: a centennial history of Lake Villa, Illinois, 1901 - 2001''. Compiled and edited by Candace M. Saunders and Julianne Kloc Trychta. Lake Villa, Illinois: Village of Lake Villa, Illinois, 2001.
External links
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