Third Lake is a village in Lake County,

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. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,111.

History

The Alexander Druce Family were the earliest residents of the settlement in 1861. This family owned the land as well as both Druce Lake and Chittendon Lake. The second of which was named after a farming family from further north, the name would be changed to Third Lake in 1954. The Druce Family

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was in place by 1907. In 1959 Third Lake was incorporated as a village in order to avoid pollution and halt development. Third Lake became the North American headquarters for the

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America () is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese located in the midwestern region of the United States. Its headquar ...

in 1977. The

New Gračanica Monastery New Gračanica Monastery () is a Serbian Orthodox monastery complex is located in Third Lake, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. The complex houses a scaled-up replica of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo. It is a part of the Diocese ...

was built in 1984. Despite the actions taken, major development of the area began in the mid-1980's in the hands of a development syndicate.

Geography

Third Lake is located at (42.368117, -88.008903). According to the 2010 census, Third Lake has a total area of , of which (or 69.17%) is land and (or 30.83%) is water.

Major streets

* Rollins Road * Washington Street

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,355 people, 428 households, and 369 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 436 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.50%

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, 0.52%

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, 1.92% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population. There were 428 households, out of which 50.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.5% were

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living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.39. In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $96,719, and the median income for a family was $101,850. Males had a median income of $68,068 versus $47,500 for females. The

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for the village was $34,921. About 1.4% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 US Census, there were 1,182 people living in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 95.01%

, 0.34%

, 0.34% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 1.27% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 5.84% of the population.

Orthodox church and New Gračanica Monastery

Third Lake has the headquarters of the

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Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America. Third Lake is home to the New Gračanica

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and

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complex, which houses a detailed replica of the

Gračanica monastery Gračanica () may refer to: Places Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a town and municipality in Tuzla * Gračanica (Bugojno), a village in Central Bosnia * Gračanica, Gacko, a village in Republika Srpska * Gračanica, ...

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. Built on land that the Most Holy

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n Association purchased in 1977, New Gračanica Church and the main building on its grounds dedicated to the feast of the "Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God" were completed and consecrated in 1984. It is an impressive architectural replica of the original Gračanica of

, but built in a scale eighteen percent larger than the original. New Gračanica is richly attired with detail such as hand-carved wooden entrance doors depicting 23 monasteries and churches from various regions of Serbia.

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on Routes 565, 572, and 574 connecting Third Lake to Grayslake, Waukegan, and other destinations.

References

External links

Village of Third Lake official website
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