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Johnsburg, IL
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McHenry County, 46 miles NW of the Loop. Immigrants from Germany's Eifel region named the area Johnsburg in the1840s, after their church.In 1956,
subdivision
pressures led to the incorporation of a small area called Sunnyside. Fearing the growth of
McHenry,
neighboring residents supported
annexation
of their properties into Sunnyside in 1992 and successfully petitioned to rename the whole village Johnsburg. The 2000 population was 5,391.
| Johnsburg, IL (inc. 1956) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1990 | 1,529 | 1.4% | — | 107 | |
| 1,525 | White (99.7%) | ||||
| 1 | American Indian (0.1%) | ||||
| 3 | Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%) | ||||
| 13 | Hispanic Origin* (0.9%) | ||||
| 2000 | 5,391 | 0.8% | — | 102 | |
| 5,328 | White alone (98.8%) | ||||
| 7 | Black or African American alone (0.1%) | ||||
| 3 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.1%) | ||||
| 10 | Asian alone (0.2%) | ||||
| 9 | Some other race alone (0.2%) | ||||
| 34 | Two or more races (0.6%) | ||||
| 82 | Hispanic or Latino* (1.5%) | ||||
Bibliography
McHenry County in the Twentieth Century, 1968–1994.
McHenry County Historical Society. 1994.
The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2005 Chicago Historical Society.
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The Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2004 The Newberry Library. All Rights Reserved. Portions are copyrighted by other institutions and individuals. Additional information on copyright and permissions.