Lake Villa, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lake Villa has a total area of 7.30 sqmi, of which 6.52 sqmi (or 89.26%) is land and 0.78 sqmi (or 10.74%) is water.

The village lies in a gently rolling moraine landscape, dominated by lakes of glacial origin known as the Chain O'Lakes. Among these are Cedar Lake, north of the village center, and Deep Lake, to the east. There are several smaller lakes and ponds, along with a complement of wetlands. The lakes and ponds have been important in Lake Villa's historic tourist industry, and over the years led to a small ice industry.

Drainage is ultimate to the Des Plaines and Fox rivers, both of which flow to the Illinois River and ultimately the Mississippi.

The Wisconsin Central Railway runs through the village center. This is a heavily used freight line which also carries Metra commuter rail traffic from Antioch, Illinois to the Chicago Loop.

Demographics

|align-fn=center 2010 2020

There were 2,963 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.75% were married couples living together, 13.06% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.21% were non-families. 18.97% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.06% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 2.89.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $105,639, and the median income for a family was $130,924. Males had a median income of $70,590 versus $47,642 for females. The per capita income for the village was $42,513. About 2.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Elected officials

;Mayor

• James McDonald

;Clerk

• Mary Konrad

;Trustees

• Scott Bartlett
• Tom O'Reilly
• Karen Harms
• Kevin Kruckeberg
• Allena Barbato
• Jeff Nielsen

Education

School districts that serve Lake Villa include but are not limited to: ; Elementary school districts

• Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41
• Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 ; High school districts
• Antioch Community High School District 117

High school

• Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa (grades 9–12)

Middle school(s)

• Peter J. Palombi Middle School in Lake Villa (Grades 6–8)

Elementary school(s)

• Olive C. Martin Elementary in Lake Villa (Grades PK-5)
• William L. Thompson Elementary in Lake Villa (Grades PK-5)
• Oakland Elementary in Lake Villa (Grades K-5)

Library

• Lake Villa District Library

Infrastructure

Transportation

Lake Villa has a station on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch and Chicago's Union Station.

Major streets

• [[Image:Illinois 83.svg|20px]] Milwaukee Avenue
• [[Image:Illinois 132.svg|20px]] Grand Avenue
• Grass lake Road
• Petite Lake Road
• Deep Lake Road
• Fairfield Road
• Cedar Lake Road
• Monaville Road
• [[Image:Illinois 59.svg|20px]] Old Grand Avenue

References

References

1. "Village of Lake Villa, Illinois". Village of Lake Villa, Illinois.
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
3. {{GNIS. 2398385
4. "Lake Villa village, Illinois".
5. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". [[US Census Bureau]].
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8. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lake Villa village, Illinois".
9. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake Villa village, Illinois".
10. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake Villa village, Illinois".
11. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lake County, IL". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].