Cary, Illinois

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title: "Cary, Illinois" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1841-establishments-in-illinois", "chicago-metropolitan-area", "populated-places-established-in-1841", "villages-in-mchenry-county,-illinois", "villages-in-illinois"] topic_path: "general/1841-establishments-in-illinois" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary,_Illinois" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameCary, Illinois
other_nameCary-Grove
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineCary_Sign.JPG
image_captionCary sign near the train station
seal_typeSeal
image_mapFile:McHenry County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cary Highlighted.svg
map_captionLocation of Cary in McHenry County, Illinois.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Illinois
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2McHenry,
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Algonquin, Cuba
established_titleFounded
established_date1833
founderWilliam Dennison Cary
government_typeNon-Home-Rule under Mayor/Trustee
leader_titleMayor
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km217.10
area_total_sq_mi6.60
area_land_km216.91
area_land_sq_mi6.53
area_water_km20.19
area_water_sq_mi0.07
population_as_of2020
population_total17826
population_density_km21054.37
population_density_sq_mi2730.70
timezoneCST
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft820
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code60013
area_codes847, 224
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info17-11592
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info2397566
websitewww.caryillinois.com
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| name = Cary, Illinois | other_name = Cary-Grove | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Cary_Sign.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Cary sign near the train station | image_seal = | seal_type = Seal | motto = | image_map = File:McHenry County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cary Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Cary in McHenry County, Illinois. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = McHenry, | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = Algonquin, Cuba | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1833 | founder = William Dennison Cary | government_footnotes = | government_type = Non-Home-Rule under Mayor/Trustee | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 17.10 | area_total_sq_mi = 6.60 | area_land_km2 = 16.91 | area_land_sq_mi = 6.53 | area_water_km2 = 0.19 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.07 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 17826 | population_density_km2 = 1054.37 | population_density_sq_mi = 2730.70 | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 820 | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 60013 | area_codes = 847, 224 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 17-11592 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2397566 | website = www.caryillinois.com | footnotes = Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, and Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 17,826.

History

In 1841, William Dennison Cary purchased 82 acre 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 which connected Cary to Chicago and Janesville. 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.

Early farmers saw this new railway as an opportunity. The economy relied heavily on selling produce, mainly pickles, and the farmers utilized the railway to conduct business with more industrialized cities such as St. Louis and Chicago. The success of this transportation enterprise helped transform Cary into the suburban community it is today. People traveled by rail and most commerce became dependent on the railroad.

In the 1950s, highway transportation overtook rail as the primary means of moving people and goods. Northwest Highway (U.S. 14) parallels the railroad right-of-way, which has been the Union Pacific Northwest Metra line since the Union Pacific merged with the Chicago & North Western in 1995.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Cary has a total area of 6.358 sqmi, of which 6.27 sqmi (or 98.62%) is land and 0.088 sqmi (or 1.38%) is water.{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1711592 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213041735/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1711592 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

|1880= 161 |1900= 398 |1910= 679 |1920= 463 |1930= 731 |1940= 707 |1950= 943 |1960= 2530 |1970= 4358 |1980= 6640 |1990= 10043 |2000= 15531 |2010= 18271 |2020= 17826 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020

::data[format=table title="'''Cary village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''
{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}"] | Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cary village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1711592&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }} | title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cary village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1711592&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} | % 2000 | % 2010 | |---|---|---|---|---| | White alone (NH) | 14,311 | 15,801 | 14,417 | 92.14% | | Black or African American alone (NH) | 60 | 113 | 134 | 0.39% | | Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 18 | 10 | 25 | 0.12% | | Asian alone (NH) | 210 | 440 | 516 | 1.35% | | Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.03% | | Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 19 | 52 | 0.02% | | Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 82 | 260 | 578 | 0.53% | | Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 843 | 1,626 | 2,100 | 5.43% | | Total | 15,531 | 18,271 | 17,826 | 100.00% | ::

The population of Cary was 17,826 as of 2020.

There were 6,424 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 $100,339, and the median income for a family was $111,065.

Education

Cary is mainly served by Community High School District 155 for high school students, specifically by Cary-Grove High School and Prairie Ridge High School, and School District 26 for elementary and middle school students. Some portions of Cary also are served by Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and Community Unit School District 300.

Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, a non-denominational Christian school, is located in Cary, as well as Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman Catholic school and parish.

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.

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.

Students 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 school property.

In the summer of 2016, Burger King opened its first-ever drive-thru-only restaurant in Cary. It was closed in 2023.

A Cary resident, Chris Rudolph, was a contestant on TLC's "Spouse House," airing in July 2017.

Transportation

U.S. Route 14, locally known as Northwest Highway, passes through Cary between its northwest and southeast borders.

Illinois Route 31 forms part of Cary's western 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.

Notable people

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2397566
  3. "Cary village, Illinois".
  4. Craig L. Pfannkuche, [http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/216.html "Cary, Illinois"], Encyclopedia of Chicago, The Newberry Library, 2004
  5. "History".
  6. "History {{!}} Cary, IL - Official Website".
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". [[US Census Bureau]].
  8. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cary village, Illinois".
  9. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cary village, Illinois".
  10. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cary village, Illinois".
  11. (February 11, 2016). "Economic Development | Cary, IL - Official Website".
  12. "Map of Crystal Lake". Ww3.d155.org.
  13. "Schools".
  14. "Christian Private School Cary, IL | Trinity Oaks Christian Academy".
  15. (1993). "Trivia for ''Groundhog Day'' (1993)". IMDb.
  16. "House Hunters International".
  17. Krone, Emily. (May 19, 2005). "MTV re-creates prank on Cary-Grove High". Daily Herald.
  18. (February 4, 2016). "Cary to get America's first drive-thru-only Burger King restaurant".
  19. "The Spouse House".
  20. "Drew Conner".

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