Chemung,_Illinois
Chemung, Illinois
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Chemung, elevation 896 feet (273 meters), is an unincorporated census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.[2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 276.[3]
Chemung, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 42°24′55″N 88°40′00″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Illinois |
| County | McHenry |
| Townships | Chemung, Dunham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) |
| • Land | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 276 |
| • Density | 982.21/sq mi (379.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60033 |
| FIPS code | 17-12879 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Chemung, Illinois |
A post office called Chemung was established in 1845, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[4] The name Chemung is said to be a Native American word meaning "big horn" after a large horned fossil was discovered in a nearby river.[5]
The small, unincorporated town is located approximately 3.14 miles west of downtown Harvard, Illinois at the junction of Illinois Route 173, Oak Grove Road (County Highway A-20) and Island Road (the continuation of Oak Grove Road south of Route 173). The town straddles the boundary shared by Chemung Township and Dunham Township. In terms of geographic coordinates, Chemung is located at 42°24′55″N 88°40′00″W (42.4152964, -88.6667668) [6] In terms of the Public Land Survey System, Chemung is found in Sections 4 and 5, Township 45 North, Range 5 East; and Sections 32 and 33, Township 46 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian. Piscasaw Creek flows along the west side of Chemung in a generally northeast to southwest direction,[7] and a freight branch line of the Union Pacific Railroad traverses the town in an east-northeast to west-southwest direction.[8] Chemung is served by the Harvard post office. Chemung has an area of 0.280 square miles (0.73 km2), all land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 308 | — | |
| 2020 | 276 | −10.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2010[10] 2020[11] | |||
Chemung first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[10]
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[10] | Pop 2020[11] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 241 | 179 | 78.25% | 64.86% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 12 | 0 | 3.90% | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.36% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 6 | 63 | 0.65% | 2.17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 53 | 90 | 17.21% | 32.61% |
| Total | 308 | 276 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Chemung CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 55.
- Chemung, IL, Lat-Long.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-06.
- McHenry County Department of Planning and Development, McHenry County Base Map Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, 2009-06; McHenry County Division of Transportation Archived 2012-12-24 at archive.today, Official Highway Map, 2008.