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.[3] It is located in Chemung Township.[4] 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.[5]

For the neighboring CDP in Wisconsin, see Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin.

Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Census-designated place
Big Foot Prairie is located in Illinois
Big Foot Prairie
Big Foot Prairie
Big Foot Prairie is located in the United States
Big Foot Prairie
Big Foot Prairie
Coordinates: 42°29′42″N 88°35′56″W
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyMcHenry
TownshipChemung
Area
[1]
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total65
 • Density290.18/sq mi (112.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
60033 (Harvard)
Area codes815 & 779
FIPS code17-05859
GNIS feature ID2806454[2]

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.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202065—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census
Big Foot Prairie CDP, Illinois - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 Pop 2020[8] % 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%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.88%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (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.
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