Channel Lake, Illinois
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Channel Lake is an
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and
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(CDP) in Antioch Township, Lake County,
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,
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. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,581.


Geography

Channel Lake is located in northwestern Lake County at , on the northwest and southwest sides of Channel Lake, part of the Chain O'Lakes system of lakes in northern Illinois leading to the Fox River. It is bordered to the east by the community of Lake Catherine and to the north by the village of Salem Lakes, Wisconsin. According to the
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, the Channel Lake CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 24.90%, are water.


Demographics


2020 census


2000 Census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,785 people, 696 households, and 473 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 855 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.13%
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, 0.22%
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, 0.90% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 1.18% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population. There were 696 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were
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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,384, and the median income for a family was $62,917. Males had a median income of $39,107 versus $30,050 for females. The
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for the CDP was $27,772. About 7.6% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the
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, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.


References

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