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Union, IL
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McHenry County, 53 miles NW of the Loop. Platted in 1851 as a station on the Galena & Chicago Union
Railroad,
the village failed to prosper. Incorporated in 1897, Union remained a smalltrading center. It is home to the
McHenry County
Historical Society and the Illinois Railway Museum. The population in 2000 was 576.
| Union, IL (inc. 1897) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1900 | 322 | — | — | — | |
| 1930 | 367 | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | 480 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | 542 | 1.8% | — | 98 | |
| 545 | White (100.6%) | ||||
| 3 | American Indian (0.6%) | ||||
| 10 | Hispanic Origin* (1.8%) | ||||
| 2000 | 576 | 2.1% | — | 93 | |
| 565 | White alone (98.1%) | ||||
| 2 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.3%) | ||||
| 5 | Some other race alone (0.9%) | ||||
| 4 | Two or more races (0.7%) | ||||
| 23 | Hispanic or Latino* (4.0%) | ||||
Bibliography
McHenry County in the Twentieth Century, 1968–1994.
McHenry County Historical Society.1994.
Nye, Lowell A., ed.
McHenry County, Illinois, 1832–1968.
1968.
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