Prairie Grove
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McHenry
Coordinates	42°16′38″N 88°16′9″W / 42.27722, -88.26917
Area	4.8 sq mi (12 km²)
- land	4.8 sq mi (12 km²)
Population	960 (2000)
Density	207.2 /sq mi (80 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX
Location of Prairie Grove within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Prairie Grove, Illinois

Prairie Grove is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 960 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Prairie Grove is located at 42°16′38″N, 88°16′9″W (42.277343, -88.269278)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²), of which, 4.6 square miles (12.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (2.93%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 960 people, 303 households, and 262 families residing in the village. The population density was 207.2 people per square mile (80.1/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 66.5/sq mi (25.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.98% White, 0.62% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There are households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.5% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 7.9% 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 3.17 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $93,361, and the median income for a family was $102,087. Males had a median income of $70,417 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $36,234. None of the families and 1.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Prairie Grove, Illinois is at coordinates 42°16′38″N 88°16′09″W / 42.277343, -88.269278 (Prairie Grove, Illinois)Coordinates: 42°16′38″N 88°16′09″W / 42.277343, -88.269278 (Prairie Grove, Illinois)

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