Pingree Grove ( ) is a

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, United States. The population was 124 at the 2000 census. However, with rapid development in the following years, the 2010 census indicated 4,532 residents, and the 2020 census was 10,365.

Geography

Pingree Grove is located in northern Kane County. Neighboring communities are

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to the west, Huntley to the north,

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to the northeast, Plato Center to the south, and the city of

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to the southeast. U.S. Route 20 passes through the village, leading northwest to Marengo and southeast into Elgin.

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is southeast of Pingree Grove. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pingree Grove has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 10,365 people, 2,968 households, and 2,359 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 3,743 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 69.13%

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, 4.65%

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, 0.32% Native American, 6.43% Asian, 0.01%

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, 6.91% from other races, and 12.56% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 20.74% of the population. There were 2,968 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.37% were married couples living together, 6.06% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.52% were non-families. 15.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 2.95. The village's age distribution consisted of 29.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $89,683, and the median income for a family was $98,906. Males had a median income of $70,160 versus $43,438 for females. The

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for the village was $41,078. About 6.2% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

2010 earthquake

On February 10, 2010, Pingree Grove and the surrounding areas experienced an

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. The shock had a

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of 3.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IV (''Light''). It was felt 214 km (134 miles) away in

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. When the quake was first reported, it was thought Sycamore was the

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. However, revised data from the

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determined the

to be closer to

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. This was the first

in Northern

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since a M4.2 (intensity V (''Moderate'')) event in 2004.

References

External links

Official website
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