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Round Lake Heights, IL
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Lake County, 42 miles NW of the Loop. Originally called Indian Hills, the village is the only one of the four communities including “Round Lake” in its name not located along the lake. Upset with
water
distribution from
Round Lake Beach,
some residents fought for incorporation, succeeding on the third try in 1960. Round Lake Heights is now a bedroom community, with a population of 1,347 in 2000.
| Round Lake Heights, IL (inc. 1960) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1990 | 1,251 | 6.6% | — | 105 | |
| 1,180 | White (94.3%) | ||||
| 3 | Black (0.2%) | ||||
| 7 | American Indian (0.6%) | ||||
| 9 | Asian/Pacific Islander (0.7%) | ||||
| 52 | Other race (4.2%) | ||||
| 164 | Hispanic Origin* (13.1%) | ||||
| 2000 | 1,347 | 12.2% | — | 101 | |
| 1,109 | White alone (82.3%) | ||||
| 28 | Black or African American alone (2.1%) | ||||
| 2 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.1%) | ||||
| 15 | Asian alone (1.1%) | ||||
| 1 | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (0.1%) | ||||
| 142 | Some other race alone (10.5%) | ||||
| 50 | Two or more races (3.7%) | ||||
| 288 | Hispanic or Latino* (21.4%) | ||||
Bibliography
Memories of Round Lake: 1908–1983.
1983.
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