Cary, Illinois

Cary, Illinois
Cary-Grove
Village
Cary sign near the train station
Country United States
State Illinois
County McHenry
Township Algonquin
Elevation 823 ft (251 m)
Coordinates 42°12′47″N 88°14′54″W / 42.21306°N 88.24833°W / 42.21306; -88.24833Coordinates: 42°12′47″N 88°14′54″W / 42.21306°N 88.24833°W / 42.21306; -88.24833
Area 6.36 sq mi (16 km2)
 - land 6.27 sq mi (16 km2)
 - water 0.09 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 18,271 (2011)
Founded William Dennison Cary
Date 1833
Government Non-Home-Rule under Mayor/Trustee
 - location 655 Village Hall Drive
Cary, Illinois
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 60013
Area code 847, 224
Location of Cary within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Cary, Illinois
Website: www.caryillinois.com
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Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,271 at the 2010 census.

Founding

In 1841, Nate "Cary" Desmet purchased 82 acres (33 ha) for $1.25 an acre at the location of the current town and built a farm. In 1856, Cary included a train station for the Illinois & Wisconsin Railway. The site was approved and a post office was added with the designation "Cary Station." The community around Cary Station was incorporated in 1893 as Cary, Illinois.[2][3]

Geography

Cary is located at 42°12′47″N 88°14′54″W / 42.21306°N 88.24833°W / 42.21306; -88.24833 (42.2129566, -88.2483260).[1]

According to the 2010 census, Cary has a total area of 6.358 square miles (16.47 km2), of which 6.27 square miles (16.24 km2) (or 98.62%) is land and 0.088 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 1.38%) is water.[4] It is located on the Fox River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880161—
1900398—
191067970.6%
1920463−31.8%
193073157.9%
1940707−3.3%
195094333.4%
19602,530168.3%
19704,35872.3%
19806,64052.4%
199010,04351.3%
200015,53154.6%
201018,27117.6%
Est. 201517,965[5]−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

The population of Cary, Il was 18,271 as of 2011.[7] The racial makeup of the village was 86.50% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races/ethnicities. Hispanic or Latino/Latina of any race were 8.9% of the population.

There were 6045 households out of which 2838 had children under the age of 18 living with them.

The median income for a household in the village was $96,894, and the median income for a family was $105,770.

Education

Cary is mainly served by Community High School District 155 for high school students, specifically by Cary-Grove High School and Prairie Ridge High School,[8] and School District 26 for elementary and middle school students. Some portions of Cary also are served by Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and Community Unit School District 300.[9]

Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, a non-denominational Christian school, is located in Cary,[10] as well as Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman Catholic school.[9]

The interior of the bed and breakfast room that Bill Murray's character stays in, in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, was built in a warehouse in Cary.[11]

Suzanne Evenson of Cary was featured on HGTV's show House Hunters International on December 8, 2010, showcasing her family's move from Cary to Dubai.[12]

Students from the class of 2004 were featured in the MTV show High School Stories. They concocted a senior prank which included launching a boat onto a pond on schoolproperty.[13]

Transportation

U.S. Route 14, locally known as Northwest Highway, passes through Cary between its northwest and southeast borders.

Illinois Route 31 is near Cary's western border.

Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line has a station in Cary, and operates daily service to Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago.

Lake in the Hills Airport is approximately two miles west of Cary's west border.

References

  1. 1 2 "Village of Cary, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Craig L. Pfannkuche, "Cary, Illinois", Encyclopedia of Chicago, The Newberry Library, 2004
  3. ↑ "History". caryillinois.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Economic Development | Cary, IL - Official Website". Caryillinois.com. 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Map of Crystal Lake" (PDF). Ww3.d155.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  9. 1 2 "Schools". caryillinois.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Christian Private School Cary, IL | Trinity Oaks Christian Academy". Trinity-oaks.org. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  11. ↑ "Trivia for Groundhog Day (1993)". IMDb. 1993. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  12. ↑ "House Hunters International". HGTV.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  13. ↑ Krone, Emily (May 19, 2005). "MTV re-creates prank on Cary-Grove High". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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