The body of water known as Gages Lake was estimated to have formed nearly 10,000 years ago during the most recent ice age.
In 1838 a schoolhouse was built in the area that would in time become Warren Township High School in 1917.[4] In the 1840s a man known as John Gage and his brother George Gage began sellings parcels of land surrounding the lake which he called the North Grange Resort.[5] Sometime prior to the developments in the 1920s, Richard Warren Sears (no relation to the name of the township) had purchased and owned the lake/surrounding land.[6]
As part of the Wildwood Park District, in the 1970s the Gages Lake Conservation Committee (GLCC) was formed which still exists to this day.[8]
Geography
The CDP is located in central Lake County in southwestern Warren Township and is bordered to the north and east by the village of Gurnee, to the northwest by the village of Third Lake, and to the west by the village of Grayslake. The water body of Gages Lake is in the western part of the CDP and extends into the village of Third Lake. The CDP includes the communities of Idlewild[9] and Wildwood.
U.S. Route 45 runs along the western edge of the community, leading south 6 miles (10km) to Mundelein and north 15 miles (24km) to Bristol, Wisconsin. Illinois Route 120 runs along the southern edge, leading east 8 miles (13km) to Waukegan and west 4 miles (6km) to Hainesville. The CDP is 42 miles (68km) northwest of downtown Chicago.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Gages Lake has a total area of 3.17 square miles (8.21km2), of which 2.98 square miles (7.72km2) (or 94.00%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49km2) (or 6.00%) is water.[10]
As of the 2020 census[15] there were 10,637 people, 3,630 households, and 2,708 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,359.76 inhabitants per square mile (1,297.21/km2). There were 4,175 housing units at an average density of 1,318.70 per square mile (509.15/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.10% White, 4.96% African American, 0.61% Native American, 7.77% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.87% from other races, and 9.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.14% of the population.
There were 3,630 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.23% were married couples living together, 12.34% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.94% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.73.
The CDP's age distribution consisted of 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,837, and the median income for a family was $108,021. Males had a median income of $59,679 versus $41,719 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $45,673. About 4.5% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
Gages Lake 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.
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