Third Lake, Illinois

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 cemetery was in place by 1907.

In 1959 Third Lake was incorporated as a village in order to avoid pollution and halt development.

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

Orthodox church and New Gračanica Monastery

Third Lake has been the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America since 1977. Third Lake is home to the New Gračanica church and monastery complex, which houses a detailed replica of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo. Built on land that the Most Holy Mother of God Serbian 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 Kosovo, 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.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Third Lake has a total area of 0.88 sqmi, of which 0.59 sqmi (or 66.97%) is land and 0.29 sqmi (or 33.03%) is water.

Demographics

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There were 441 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.70% were married couples living together, 4.76% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.14% were non-families. 13.83% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.63% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 2.58.

The village's age distribution consisted of 16.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $135,021, and the median income for a family was $136,377. Males had a median income of $68,264 versus $50,066 for females. The per capita income for the village was $54,025. About 0.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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

Major streets

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• Rollins Road
• Washington Street

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2399970
3. "Third Lake village, Illinois".
4. "Mariner's Cove of Yesteryear".
5. "Third Lake, IL". Chicago Historical Society.
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7. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". [[US Census Bureau]].
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10. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Third Lake village, Illinois".
11. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Third Lake village, Illinois".
12. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Third Lake village, Illinois".
13. "RTA System Map".