Fox River Grove, Illinois

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Fox River Grove is a village in the Cuba Township of Lake County and the Algonquin Township of McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,862 at the 2000 census.

History

Fox River Grove is home to Windy City Balloon Port, whose hot air balloons float along the Fox River. The same location is the home of the [http://www.norgeskiclub.com/ Norge Ski Club] , which has been in existence since 1905. The Norge Ski Club is the oldest, continuously open ski club in the United States.

Fox River Grove Level Crossing Accident

On October 25, 1995, a Metra passenger train, running express towards Chicago, collided with a Cary-Grove High School school bus, killing seven high school students. The accident brought reform and increased safety standards nationwide of signalled rail crossings located very near street and highway intersections which are regulated by traffic signals, also known as "interconnected" crossings.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (5.68%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,862 people, 1,677 households, and 1,294 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,929.6 people per square mile (1,130.9/km²). There were 1,734 housing units at an average density of 1,044.8/sq mi (403.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.91% White, 0.68% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.83% of the population.

There were 1,677 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $66,469, and the median income for a family was $78,847. Males had a median income of $59,306 versus $28,643 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,870. About 5.2% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.foxrivergrove.org/ Village of Fox River Grove Website]
* [http://www.frgml.lib.il.us Fox River Grove Memorial Library]
* [http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org/ Barrington Area Library]
* [http://frqhome.northstarnet.org Fox River Grove Community Information]
* [http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/482.html Fox River Grove, IL in "Encyclopedia of Chicago"]