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Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Big Foot Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was named a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 65. It is located in Chemung Township. Big Foot Prairie is located on U.S. Route 14, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Harvard. The community extends north into Walworth County, Wisconsin, where there is a CDP of the same name in the town of Walworth.

History

The community is named for Big Foot, a Potawatomi leader who resided on nearby Kishwauketoe (today Geneva Lake in Wisconsin) until his band was forcibly removed by the United States in 1836. It once had a post office, which opened on May 15, 1848.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202065—
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

Big Foot Prairie first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Big Foot Prairie CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 28 43.08%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 1.54%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.88%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 3.08%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 34 52.31%
Total 65 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Big Foot Prairie Census Designated Place, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Big Foot Prairie CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. ^ McHenry County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Walworth County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  6. ^ Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 425.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Big Foot Prairie CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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