Chemung, Illinois

Chemung, Illinois
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°24′55″N88°40′00″W / 42.41528°N 88.66667°W / 42.41528; -88.66667
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McHenry
Townships	Chemung, Dunham
Area [1]
• Total	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
• Land	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	276
• Density	982.21/sq mi (379.10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	60033
FIPS code	17-12879
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Chemung, elevation 896 feet (273 meters), is an unincorporated census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ^[2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 276. ^[3]

History

A post office called Chemung was established in 1845, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943. ^[4] The name Chemung is said to be a Native American word meaning "big horn" after a large horned fossil was discovered in a nearby river. ^[5]

Geography

The small, unincorporated town is located approximately 3.14 miles west of downtown Harvard, Illinois at the junction of Illinois Route 173, Oak Grove Road (County Highway A-20) and Island Road (the continuation of Oak Grove Road south of Route 173). The town straddles the boundary shared by Chemung Township and Dunham Township. In terms of geographic coordinates, Chemung is located at 42°24′55″N88°40′00″W / 42.41528°N 88.66667°W / 42.41528; -88.66667 (42.4152964, -88.6667668) ^[6] In terms of the Public Land Survey System, Chemung is found in Sections 4 and 5, Township 45 North, Range 5 East; and Sections 32 and 33, Township 46 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian. Piscasaw Creek flows along the west side of Chemung in a generally northeast to southwest direction, ^[7] and a freight branch line of the Union Pacific Railroad traverses the town in an east-northeast to west-southwest direction. ^[8] Chemung is served by the Harvard post office. Chemung has an area of 0.280 square miles (0.73 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	308		—
2020	276		−10.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 2010 [10] 2020 [11]

Chemung first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. ^[10]

2020 census

Chemung CDP, 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 2010 [10]	Pop 2020 [11]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	241	179	78.25%	64.86%
Black or African American alone (NH)	12	0	3.90%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.36%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	6	63	0.65%	2.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	90	17.21%	32.61%
Total	308	276	100.00%	100.00%

See also

• Chemung Township
• Dunham Township

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Chemung, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Chemung CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
4. "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 55.
6. Chemung, IL, Lat-Long.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-06.
7. "Geographic Names Information System".
8. McHenry County Department of Planning and Development, McHenry County Base Map Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine , 2009-06; McHenry County Division of Transportation Archived 2012-12-24 at archive.today , Official Highway Map, 2008.
9. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
10. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chemung CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
11. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chemung CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .