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Holiday Hills, IL
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McHenry County, 43 miles NW of the Loop. Originally a cluster of 1930s summer vacation cabins along the north shore of Griswold Lake, the area grew after the 1940s as Chicagoansbegan looking for a place to raise children in a country environment. The community incorporated in 1976 to obtain revenue-sharing dollars to improve their roads. The 2000 population was 831.
| Holiday Hills, IL (inc. 1976) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1990 | 807 | 2.6% | — | 110 | |
| 822 | White (101.9%) | ||||
| 3 | Black (0.4%) | ||||
| 4 | Asian/Pacific Islander (0.5%) | ||||
| 10 | Other race (1.2%) | ||||
| 26 | Hispanic Origin* (3.2%) | ||||
| 2000 | 831 | 3.4% | — | 103 | |
| 785 | White alone (94.5%) | ||||
| 10 | Black or African American alone (1.2%) | ||||
| 3 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.4%) | ||||
| 3 | Asian alone (0.4%) | ||||
| 1 | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (0.1%) | ||||
| 25 | Some other race alone (3.0%) | ||||
| 4 | Two or more races (0.5%) | ||||
| 43 | Hispanic or Latino* (5.2%) | ||||
Bibliography
“Holiday Hills.”
Woodstock Sentinel,
March 2, 1976.
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