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Old Mill Creek
Location of Old Mill Creek in Lake County, Illinois.
Location of Old Mill Creek in Lake County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County Lake
Area
 • Total 10.85 sq mi (28.09 km2)
 • Land 10.67 sq mi (27.64 km2)
 • Water 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 162
 • Density 15.18/sq mi (5.86/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60083, 60046
Area code(s) 847
FIPS code 17-55639
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Old Mill Creek is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 178 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Old Mill Creek is located at 42°25′19″N 87°58′57″W / 42.42194°N 87.98250°W / 42.42194; -87.98250 (42.421820, -87.982511).

According to the 2010 census, Old Mill Creek has a total area of 10.804 square miles (27.98 km2), of which 10.63 square miles (27.53 km2) (or 98.39%) is land and 0.174 square miles (0.45 km2) (or 1.61%) is water.

Major streets

  • I-94.svg Tri-State Tollway
  • US 45.svg
  • Illinois 173.svg Rosecrans Road
  • Edwards Road
  • Hunt Club Road
  • Wadsworth Road
  • Millburn Road
  • Stearns School Road

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1960 149
1970 164 10.1%
1980 84 −48.8%
1990 73 −13.1%
2000 251 243.8%
2010 178 −29.1%
2020 162 −9.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 251 people, 98 households, and 68 families residing in the village. The population density was 24.8 people per square mile (9.6/km2). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 10.3 per square mile (4.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 87.25% White, 2.39% African American, 6.37% Asian, 1.20% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population.

There were 98 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $82,426, and the median income for a family was $92,529. Males had a median income of $50,208 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $43,314. None of the families and 2.7% of the population were living below the poverty line.

Notable person

  • Bruce Wolf, Chicago sportscaster and radio host

See also

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