Cary, Illinois

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| founder = William Dennison Cary

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Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, and Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 17,826.{{Cite web|title=Cary village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1711592|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}

Founding

In 1841, William Dennison Cary purchased {{convert|82|acre|ha}} for $1.25 an acre at the location of the current town and built a farm. In 1856, Cary included a train station for the Illinois & Wisconsin Railway which connected Cary to Chicago and Janesville. The site was approved and a post office was added with the designation "Cary Station." The community around Cary Station was incorporated in 1893 as Cary, Illinois.Craig L. Pfannkuche, [http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/216.html "Cary, Illinois"], Encyclopedia of Chicago, The Newberry Library, 2004{{cite web | title=History | url=http://www.caryillinois.com/334/History | website=caryillinois.com | access-date=March 29, 2016}}

Early farmers saw this new railway as an opportunity. The economy relied heavily on selling produce, mainly pickles, and the farmers utilized the railway to conduct business with more industrialized cities such as St. Louis and Chicago. The success of this transportation enterprise helped transform Cary into the suburban community it is today.{{Cite web|url=http://www.caryillinois.com/334/History|title=History {{!}} Cary, IL - Official Website|website=www.caryillinois.com|language=en|access-date=November 1, 2017}} People traveled by rail and most commerce became dependent on the railroad.

In the 1950s, highway transportation overtook rail as the primary means of moving people and goods. Northwest Highway (U.S. 14) parallels the railroad right-of-way, which has been the Union Pacific Northwest Metra line since the Union Pacific merged with the Chicago & North Western in 1995.

Geography

Cary is located at {{coord|42|12|47|N|88|14|54|W|display=inline}} (42.2129566, -88.2483260).

According to the 2010 census, Cary has a total area of {{convert|6.358|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.62%) is land and {{convert|0.088|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.38%) is water.{{cite web

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}} It is located on the Fox River.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1880= 161

|1900= 398

|1910= 679

|1920= 463

|1930= 731

|1940= 707

|1950= 943

|1960= 2530

|1970= 4358

|1980= 6640

|1990= 10043

|2000= 15531

|2010= 18271

|2020= 17826

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|+Cary village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|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 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cary village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1711592&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cary village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1711592&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{Partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cary village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1711592&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{Partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|14,311

|15,801

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,417

|92.14%

|86.48%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |80.88%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|60

|113

|style='background: #ffffe6; |134

|0.39%

|0.62%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.75%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|18

|10

|style='background: #ffffe6; |25

|0.12%

|0.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%

Asian alone (NH)

|210

|440

|style='background: #ffffe6; |516

|1.35%

|2.41%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.89%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|0.03%

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

Other race alone (NH)

|19

|style='background: #ffffe6; |52

|0.02%

|0.10%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|82

|260

|style='background: #ffffe6; |578

|0.53%

|1.42%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.24%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|843

|1,626

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,100

|5.43%

|8.90%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.78%

Total

|15,531

|18,271

|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,826

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

The population of Cary was 17,826 as of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/caryvillageillinois/POP010220 |title=Economic Development | Cary, IL - Official Website |website=Caryillinois.com |date=February 11, 2016 |access-date=March 31, 2016}}

There were 6,424 households, out of which 2838 had children under the age of 18 living with them.

The median income for a household in the village was $100,339, and the median income for a family was $111,065.

Education

Cary is mainly served by Community High School District 155 for high school students, specifically by Cary-Grove High School and Prairie Ridge High School,{{cite web|url=http://ww3.d155.org/DistrictDocuments/Dist155map201112.pdf|title=Map of Crystal Lake|publisher=Ww3.d155.org|access-date=March 29, 2016}} and School District 26 for elementary and middle school students. Some portions of Cary also are served by Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and Community Unit School District 300.{{cite web | title=Schools | url=http://www.caryillinois.com/338/Schools | website=caryillinois.com | access-date=March 29, 2016}}

Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, a non-denominational Christian school, is located in Cary,{{cite web|url=http://www.trinity-oaks.org |title=Christian Private School Cary, IL | Trinity Oaks Christian Academy |website=Trinity-oaks.org |access-date=March 31, 2016}} as well as Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman Catholic school and parish.

Popular culture

The interior of the bed and breakfast room that Bill Murray's character stays in, in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, was built in a warehouse in Cary.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/trivia|title=Trivia for Groundhog Day (1993)|year=1993|publisher=IMDb|access-date=January 22, 2010}}

Suzanne Evenson of Cary was featured on HGTV's show House Hunters International on December 8, 2010, showcasing her family's move from Cary to Dubai.{{cite web|url=http://www.hgtv.com/house-hunters-international/show/index.html |title=House Hunters International |website=HGTV.com |access-date=March 31, 2016}}

Students from the class of 2004 were featured in the MTV show High School Stories. They concocted a senior prank which included launching a boat onto a pond on school property.{{cite news|title=MTV re-creates prank on Cary-Grove High|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-132809959|newspaper=Daily Herald|location=Arlington Heights, IL|date=May 19, 2005|first=Emily|last=Krone|access-date= August 20, 2013}}

In the summer of 2016, Burger King opened its first-ever drive-thru-only restaurant in Cary.{{Cite web |title=Cary to get America's first drive-thru-only Burger King restaurant |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2016/02/03/cary-to-get-americas-first-drive-thru-only-burger-king-restaurant/aq90zua/ |access-date=March 20, 2017 |website=Northwest Herald|date=February 4, 2016 }} It was closed in 2023.

A Cary resident, Chris Rudolph, was a contestant on TLC's "Spouse House,"{{cite web|url=https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/the-spouse-house/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923003143/http://tlc.com/tv-shows/the-spouse-house/|archive-date=September 23, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2023|title=The Spouse House}} airing in July 2017.

Transportation

U.S. Route 14, locally known as Northwest Highway, passes through Cary between its northwest and southeast borders.

Illinois Route 31 forms part of Cary's western border.

Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line has a station in Cary and operates daily service to Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago.

Lake in the Hills Airport is approximately two miles west of Cary's west border.

Notable people

Brandon Barnes, soccer player{{Cite web |title=Brandon Barnes |url=https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/brandon-barnes/9465 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=Bradley Braves}}
Drew Conner, soccer player{{Cite web |title=Drew Conner |url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/players/drew-conner/ |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=Chicago Fire}}
A. J. Raebel, Canadian football player
Michael Glasder, ski jumper XXIII Olympic Winter Games (raised in Cary)
Quinn Priester, MLB player, Boston Red Sox pitcher, (attended Cary-Grove High School)
Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of Jimmy John's
Paul Wertico, jazz drummer (member of the Pat Metheny Group for many years), winner of 7 Grammy Awards (raised in Cary)