Spring Grove is a village in McHenry County. Portions of unincorporated Lake County,

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also utilize Spring Grove postal addresses. It is a

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within the

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. Per the 2020 census, the population was 5,487. It is also home to Chain O'Lakes State Park. The current village president is Mark Eisenberg. The first tower grain silo was built in Spring Grove in 1873.

Geography

Spring Grove is located at (42.451031, -88.242589). According to the 2010 census, Spring Grove has a total area of , of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.36%) is water.

Major streets

* S. Hidden Trail * Kenosha Street * Rand Road * Main Street Road * Winn Road * Wilmot Road * Blivin Street/Richardson Road * English Prairie Road * Solon Road * Lakeview Road *Richardson Road

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,880 people, 1,166 households, and 1,045 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,205 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.37%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.36% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population. There were 1,166 households, out of which 54.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.5% were

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living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.3% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.52. In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $80,542, and the median income for a family was $82,996. Males had a median income of $60,933 versus $33,882 for females. The

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for the village was $25,506. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the

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, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Brooke Barrettsmith, contestant on the reality television show ''

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'' during its fifth season in 2006 * Nick Etten, first baseman for the

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and

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, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota; grew up in Spring Grove. * Bobby Klaus, infielder for the

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and

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; born in Spring Grove. *

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, sportscaster for

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References

External links

Spring Grove official website

Spring Company in Spring Grove, Illinois official website

The Illinois Storytelling Festival
Annual

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