Sugar Grove, Illinois

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Sugar Grove, Illinois
Location within the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area.
Incorporated Village in 1957.
County; State Kane; Illinois
Township Sugar Grove, Big Rock
Government Council-Manager government
President Sean Michels
Population (2000) 3,909 (up 94.96% from 1990)
Pop. density 234.0/km² (606.1/mi²)
ZIP code(s) 60554
Area code 630 and 331
Land area 16.7 km² (6.4 mi²)
Income Per capita:   $30,299
Household: $75,856
Home value Mean:    $230,103(2000)
Median: $185,400
Website www.sugar-grove.il.us
Demographics (Full data)
White Black Hispanic Asian Islander Native Other
95.86% 1.38% 4.43% 0.51% 0.00% 0.03% 1.28%

Sugar Grove is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,909 at the 2000 census. The Village of Sugar Grove conducted a Special Census in 2005 and found the Village has a population of 7,958.

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[edit] Geography

Sugar Grove is located at 41°46′21″N, 88°26′33″W (41.772529, -88.442374)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.7 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.31%) is water. As of February 2007, Sugar Grove has a total area of over 10 square miles (26 km²).

The Village of Sugar Grove is located within the band of heavy growth at the edge of Chicagoland, stretching from approximately the Huntley area in McHenry County to the New Lenox area in Will County. The Village established Comprehensive Land Use Plans and planning staff at least as early as the early 1990s.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,909 people, 1,272 households, and 1,074 families residing in the village. The population density was 606.1 people per square mile (234.0/km²). There were 1,297 housing units at an average density of 201.1/sq mi (77.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.86% White, 1.38% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 1.28% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.43% of the population.

There were 1,272 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the village the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $75,856, and the median income for a family was $83,332. Males had a median income of $52,425 versus $35,028 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,299. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Transportation and Utilities

Sugar Grove is accessible by two state highways, Illinois Route 47 and Illinois Route 56, which enters the east side of the village as an expressway. Route 56 connects with Interstate 88, which runs along the northern edge of Sugar Grove. US 30 also passes through the village. Aurora Municipal Airport is situated on the northwest side of town, capable of handling small jets. The Virgil Gilman Trail is a paved bicycle trail connecting the City of Aurora with Waubonsee Community College.

[edit] Education

Students who live in Sugar Grove attend Kaneland School District #302. Children who are in grades K-5 attend Kaneland John Shields Elementary School in Sugar Grove or Kaneland McDole Elementary School in Montgomery. For grades 6-7, they attend Kaneland Middle School in Maple Park, while grades 8-12 are served by Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

Waubonsee Community College, a two-year community college, is located on Route 47 in the northern part of Sugar Grove.

[edit] Services

The Sugar Grove Public Library is located off Main Street at 54 Snow Street. It is currently a one-story building with a modular on the east side. In 2004, the community passed an $8M building bond for this project. The new approximately 25,500 sq. ft. facility is under construction at 125 S. Municipal Drive, Sugar Grove Illinois. The bond was issued in February, 2005. $8000000 Sugar Grove Public Library District, Kane County, Illinois, General Obligation Library Bonds, Series 2005.

In December 2007 the library attained PUD and Village Zoning approvals. Groundbreaking was Saturday, May 3, 2008. Bid approval and awarding was May 23, 2008: Abbey Paving contract for site work. Corsetti Structural Steel contract for steel work. Robert Yiu Construction contract for general trades work. Valley Fire Protection contract for fire protection work. Adler Plumbing contract for plumbing work. Greiter’s Mechanical Service contract for mechanical work. Completion and building occupancy slated for fall 2009.

The library service area encompasses nearly all of Sugar Grove Township and the portion of Blackberry Township south of Seavey Road. Excluded from this geography are the areas in the City of Aurora and the Village of North Aurora. In 2007 the District population was 13,981, 40% of which had a library card. The Sugar Grove Library is a unit of Illinois Local Government under the direction of the Board of Library Trustees. They are seven, non-partisan, elected or appointed trustees serving as the Library Board. A standard term of office is six years. Appointments to the board are until the time of the next Consolidated Election in the Spring of an odd numbered year. The Sugar Grove Public Library is a member of the DuPage Library System. The Library catalog is available through the library website.


Sugar Grove also has a post office, Old Second and Castle Banks, several gas stations, a mini-golf course, and a fun center. Jewel-Osco was opened on Route 47 in 2004, and an Aldi was opened in July of 2007. There are three pizza places, a nail salon, and two restaurants. The fire station and police station are located off US-30.

[edit] Annexation in Big Rock Township

The Comprehensive Plan from the 1990s planned for a land area that covered much of Sugar Grove Township and parts of Big Rock Township. The actual Village boundary has extended into Big Rock Township since at least the early 1990s. That boundary remained unmodified with the exception of recent annexations. Though some annexations have taken place in this area, they generally did not include additional development.

In 2001, the Village of Big Rock was incorporated in the central portion of Big Rock Township. The Village of Big Rock believes that their boundaries should essentially be the township boundaries, whereas the Village of Sugar Grove recognizes that these boundaries often do not coincide, nor need to. Many Villages and Cities in Illinois lie within two or more townships. In fact, the Village of Montgomery and the City of Aurora have annexed portions of Sugar Grove Township over the years.

The Village of Sugar Grove has established boundary agreements with every neighboring municipality (Batavia, North Aurora, Aurora, Montgomery, Yorkville, and Plano) with the exception of Big Rock and Elburn, the smallest neighbors. Even little Kaneville which was recently incorporated anticipates establishing a boundary agreement with Sugar Grove. The benefit of boundary agreements is not to establish a "grow-to" line, but to take the pressure off each municipality to wrestle for development with another municipality.

In 2006 Sugar Grove involuntarily annexed properties located in Big Rock Township, along Camp Dean Road with the intention of bringing the Village of Big Rock to the table to discuss establishing a boundary agreement. The involuntary annexation was met with strong resistance from the people who own the homes on these properties. They appealed to the Village of Big Rock for help. Big Rock found that Sugar Grove had broken their own rules with this annexation, and quickly attempted to annex these homes themselves. After review by the County, it was determined that the Sugar Grove annexation was valid.[3]

After backlash from Big Rock residents and Big Rock officials, Sugar Grove decided to offer the residents the ability to de-annex. The 9 homes involuntarily annexed have now petitioned the Village of Sugar Grove for de-annexation.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Beacon News. (Dead link)
  4. ^ Beacon News. Unwilling Sugar Grove residents seeing an exit. February 16, 2007

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