Lake of the Woods, Illinois

For the unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois, see Lake of the Woods, Peoria County, Illinois.

Lake of the Woods, Illinois
Census-designated place
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods
Coordinates: 40°12′07″N88°22′01″W / 40.20194°N 88.36694°W / 40.20194; -88.36694
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Township	Mahomet
Area [1]
• Total	1.77 sq mi (4.57 km2)
• Land	1.68 sq mi (4.36 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,403
• Density	1,428.66/sq mi (551.47/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61853 [2]
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-41346

Lake of the Woods is a census-designated place in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census. Lake of the Woods is located in Mahomet Township and mostly surrounded by the northeast part of the village of Mahomet.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lake of the Woods has a total area of 1.77 square miles (4.58 km²), of which 1.68 square miles (4.35 km²) (or 95.24%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 4.76%) is water. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	3,026		—
2010	2,912		−3.8%
2020	2,403		−17.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

"HI Tower" at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District Headquarters in Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, Illinois.

As of the 2020 census ^[5] there were 2,403 people, 938 households, and 640 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,360.70 inhabitants per square mile (525.37/km²). There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of 607.02 units per square mile (234.37 units/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.31% White, 0.54% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 1.79% from other races, and 7.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.75% of the population.

There were 938 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.76% were married couples living together, 10.55% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.77% were non-families. 31.77% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.75% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 2.68.

The CDP's age distribution consisted of 34.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,257, and the median income for a family was $90,556. Males had a median income of $44,133 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,662. About 9.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Lake of the Woods IL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
3. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

External links

• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, Illinois