Big Rock is a

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in Kane County,

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, United States. It is located approximately due west of

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. It is between the villages of

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and Sugar Grove. The village was incorporated on July 26, 2001. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,104.

Geography

Big Rock is located in southwestern Kane County.

U.S. Route 30 U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of , it is the third-longest U.S. Highway, afte ...

passes through the north side of the village, leading east to Sugar Grove and west the same distance to Hinckley. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Big Rock has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,104 people, 424 households, and 364 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 430 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.85%

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, 0.27%

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, 0.63% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.63% from other races, and 5.16% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.70% of the population. There were 424 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.83% were married couples living together, 4.01% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.15% were non-families. 8.73% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.66% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.00. The village's age distribution consisted of 24.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $106,375, and the median income for a family was $111,071. Males had a median income of $58,571 versus $41,029 for females. The

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for the village was $46,158. About 0.0% of families and 0.6% of the population were below the

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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Big Rock Township is a part of the Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429, which operates three schools: *Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is located on the west side of

on US HWY 30. *Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School is located in the center of Big Rock on US HWY 30. * Hinckley-Big Rock High School is located on the east side of Hinckley on US HWY 30.

Images

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External links

Village of Big Rock official website

Big Rock Park District

Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD 429

References