Trout Valley, Illinois

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Trout Valley is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on 19 March 1996. The population was 599 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Trout Valley is located at coor dms|42|11|57|N|88|15|12|W|city (42.199265, -88.253357)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it is land and there are various small ponds with streams that connect them. The village rests against the Fox River.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 599 people, 197 households, and 176 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile (537.8/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 467.3/sq mi (179.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.66% White, 0.67% African American, 1.00% Asian, 1.17% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.

There were 197 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.3% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.2% were non-families. 6.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $99,297, and the median income for a family was $102,603. Males had a median income of $91,504 versus $37,344 for females. The per capita income for the village was $58,013. About 3.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

History

Trout valley was once part of Cary, Illinois until it became its own village. The residents attend schools in the Cary School District since the village itself does not have any schools, fire departments, police departments, etc. The land was once a farm owned by the John D. Hertz and still contains residual structures from that period of time.

At the west side of the village, a magnificent arched set of iron gates with stone pillars, mark the entrance at Cary-Algonquin Road. These were probably erected by Mr. Hertz in the 1920s. In 2006 this entrance was designated a Landmark by the McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission. This protects and preserves the gates by ordinances as declared in the "Illinois County Historic Preservation Law ". For additional history about these remarkable gates see the McHenry County website at [http://mchhpc.org/slideshow/19TroutValleyStonegateEntrance.htm]

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