Cary, Illinois

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Cary, Illinois
Cary-Grove
Village
Cary Sign.JPG
Cary sign near the train station
McHenry County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cary Highlighted.svg
Location of Cary in McHenry County, Illinois.
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 42°12′47″N88°14′54″W / 42.21306°N 88.24833°W / 42.21306; -88.24833
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County McHenry, Lake
Township Algonquin, Cuba
Founded1833
Founded by William Dennison Cary
Government
 • TypeNon-Home-Rule under Mayor/Trustee
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.60 sq mi (17.10 km2)
 • Land6.53 sq mi (16.91 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
17,826
 • Density2,730.70/sq mi (1,054.37/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60013
Area code(s) 847, 224
FIPS code 17-11592
Wikimedia CommonsCary, Illinois
Website www.caryillinois.com
[2]

Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, and Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 17,826. [3]

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Founding

In 1841, William Dennison Cary 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 which connected Cary to Chicago and Janesville. 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. [4] [5]

Early farmers saw this new railway as an opportunity. The economy relied heavily on selling produce, mainly pickles, and the farmers utilized the railway to conduct business with more industrialized cities such as St. Louis and Chicago. The success of this transportation enterprise helped transform Cary into the suburban community it is today. [6] People traveled by rail and most commerce became dependent on the railroad.

In the 1950s, highway transportation overtook rail as the primary means of moving people and goods. Northwest Highway (U.S. 14) parallels the railroad right-of-way, which has been the Union Pacific Northwest Metra line since the Union Pacific merged with the Chicago & North Western in 1995.

Geography

Cary is located at 42°12′47″N88°14′54″W / 42.21306°N 88.24833°W / 42.21306; -88.24833 (42.2129566, -88.2483260). [2]

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. [7] It is located on the Fox River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 161—
1900 398—
1910 67970.6%
1920 463−31.8%
1930 73157.9%
1940 707−3.3%
1950 94333.4%
1960 2,530168.3%
1970 4,35872.3%
1980 6,64052.4%
1990 10,04351.3%
2000 15,53154.6%
2010 18,27117.6%
2020 17,826−2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
2010 [9] 2020 [10]
Cary village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [11] Pop 2010 [9] Pop 2020 [10] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)14,31115,80114,41792.14%86.48%80.88%
Black or African American alone (NH)601131340.39%0.62%0.75%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1810250.12%0.05%0.14%
Asian alone (NH)2104405161.35%2.41%2.89%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)4240.03%0.01%0.02%
Other race alone (NH)319520.02%0.10%0.29%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)822605780.53%1.42%3.24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8431,6262,1005.43%8.90%11.78%
Total15,53118,27117,826100.00%100.00%100.00%

The population of Cary was 17,826 as of 2020. [12]

There were 6,424 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 $100,339, and the median income for a family was $111,065.

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, [13] 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. [14]

Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, a non-denominational Christian school, is located in Cary, [15] as well as Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman Catholic school and parish. [14]

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. [16]

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. [17]

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 school property. [18]

In the summer of 2016, Burger King opened its first-ever drive-thru-only restaurant in Cary. [19] It was closed in 2023.

A Cary resident, Chris Rudolph, was a contestant on TLC's "Spouse House," [20] airing in July 2017.

Transportation

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

Illinois Route 31 forms part of 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.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Village of Cary, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Cary village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ Craig L. Pfannkuche, "Cary, Illinois", Encyclopedia of Chicago, The Newberry Library, 2004
  5. ↑ "History". caryillinois.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "History | Cary, IL - Official Website". www.caryillinois.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cary village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
  10. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cary village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
  11. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cary village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "Economic Development | Cary, IL - Official Website". Caryillinois.com. February 11, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Map of Crystal Lake" (PDF). Ww3.d155.org. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Schools". caryillinois.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Christian Private School Cary, IL | Trinity Oaks Christian Academy". Trinity-oaks.org. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Trivia for Groundhog Day (1993)". IMDb. 1993. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  17. ↑ "House Hunters International". HGTV.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  18. ↑ Krone, Emily (May 19, 2005). "MTV re-creates prank on Cary-Grove High". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Cary to get America's first drive-thru-only Burger King restaurant". Northwest Herald. February 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  20. ↑ "The Spouse House". Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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