Germantown Hills, Illinois

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Germantown Hills is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was last officially measured in a special census in 2003, at 2,602. Estimated population is now over 3,000. Many other people who do not actually live in the village, but reside nearby in rural Woodford County, often say that they live in Germantown Hills. Germantown Hills is a rapidly growing suburb of Peoria and is part of the Greater Peoria MSA.[citation needed]

Germantown Hills is a small community located between Peoria and Metamora. A four-lane divided highway, Illinois 116, runs through the center of the village and is the focal point for development and residences.

The area is named after German Catholics that had settled in the area in the 1830s. In 1850, the Germantown House was built by William Hoshor. The area was largely agricultural until the village of Oak Grove Park was established in 1954. It was renamed to the village of Germantown Hills in 1967.

There are two schools in Germantown Hills: Germantown Hills Elementary School and Germantown Hills Middle School. GHES educates grades K-2, and GHMS covers 3-8. After GHMS, students go to Metamora Township High School.

Stores in Germantown Hills include Jubilee (a supermarket), Video World, Second Cinema Video, Dollar General, Ship 'n Mail, and Ace Hardware. Restaurants include Subway, Germantown Grill, and Kouri's.

[edit] Geography

Germantown Hills is located at 40°46′6″N, 89°28′6″W (40.768320, -89.468262).GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.01%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,111 people, 696 households, and 590 families residing in the village. The population density was 636.8/km² (1,643.2/mi²). There were 720 housing units at an average density of 217.2/km² (560.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.92% White, 0.09% African American, 0.85% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 696 households out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the village the population was spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $73,594, and the median income for a family was $79,814. Males had a median income of $59,375 versus $30,380 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,350. About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Flag of Illinois Municipalities and Communities of Woodford County, Illinois
(County Seat: Eureka)
Cities, Towns and Villages Bay View Gardens | Benson | Congerville | El Paso | Eureka | Germantown Hills | Kappa | Lowpoint | Metamora | Minonk | Panola | Roanoke | Secor | Spring Bay | Washburn
Townships Cazenovia | Clayton | Cruger | El Paso | Greene | Kansas | Linn | Metamora | Minock | Montgomery | Olio | Palestine | Panola | Partridge | Roanoke | Spring Bay | Worth
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