Cary, Illinois
| Cary, Illinois | |
| Cary-Grove | |
| Village | |
 Cary sign near the train station | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| County | McHenry |
| Township | Algonquin |
| Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°12′47″N 88°14′54″W / 42.21306°N 88.24833°W |
| Area | 6.36 sq mi (16 km2) |
| - land | 6.27 sq mi (16 km2) |
| - water | 0.09 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 18,271 (2011) |
| Founded | William D. Cary |
| Date | 1833 |
| Government | Non-Home-Rule under Mayor/Trustee |
| - location | 655 Village Hall Drive, Illinois |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60013 |
| Area code | 847, 224 |
   Location of Cary within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: Cary, Illinois | |
| Website: www.caryillinois.com | |
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Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,271 at the 2011 census. The median age is 37.0. There are 6045 households, with a median household income of $98,894.
Geography
Cary is located at 42°12′47″N 88°14′54″W / 42.21306°N 88.24833°W (42.2129566, -88.2483260).[1]
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 6.36 square miles (16.5 km2), of which 6.27 square miles (16.2 km2) (or 98.58%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 1.42%) is water.[2] It is located on the Fox River.
Demographics
The population of Cary, Il is 18,271 as of 2011. The racial makeup of the village was 86.50% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races/ethnicities. Hispanic or Latino/Latina of any race were 8.9% of the population.
There were 6045 households out of which 2838 had children under the age of 18 living with them,
The median income for a household in the village was $96,894, and the median income for a family was $105,770.
Education
The following schools are administered by School District 26 in Cary.
- Briargate (elementary, K-5)
- Three Oaks (elementary, K-5)
- Deerpath (elementary, K-5)
- Cary Junior High (junior high 6-8)
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Rockford operates one school in Cary.
- Saints Peter and Paul (elementary, K-8)
There is one non-denominational Christian school in Cary.
- Trinity Oaks Christian Academy(elementary, K-12)
Cary's high school is administered by School District 155
- Cary Grove High (high school, 9-12)
Cary residents are served by the Cary Area Public Library District
Founding
In 1841, William Dennison Cary purchased 82 acres (33 ha) for $1.25 an acre at the location of the current town and built a farm. In 1856, Cary included a train station for the Illinois & Wisconsin Railway. The site was approved and a post office was added with the designation "Cary Station." The community around Cary Station was incorporated in 1893 as Cary, Illinois.[3]
Popular culture
The interior of the bed and breakfast room that Bill Murray's character stays in, in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, was built in a warehouse in Cary.[4]
Suzanne Evenson of Cary was featured on HGTV's show House Hunters International on December 8, 2010, showcasing her family's move from Cary to Dubai.[5]
Maggie Mitchell and friends from the class of 2004 were featured in the MTV show High School Stories. They concocted a senior prank which included launching a boat onto a pond on schoolproperty.[6]
Transportation
U.S. Route 14, locally known as Northwest Highway, passes through Cary between its northwest and southeast borders.
Illinois Route 31 is immediately adjacent to Cary's west border.
Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line has a station in Cary, and operates daily service to Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago.
Lake in the Hills Airport is approximately two miles west of Cary's west border.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Village of Cary, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Places: Illinois". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ↑ Craig L. Pfannkuche, "Cary, Illinois", Encyclopedia of Chicago, The Newberry Library, 2004
- ↑ "Trivia for Groundhog Day (1993)". IMDb. 1993. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.hgtv.com/house-hunters-international/show/index.html
- ↑ Krone, Emily (May 19, 2005). "MTV re-creates prank on Cary-Grove High". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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