Fox Lake, Illinois

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Back to Fox Lake, IL housing info, Lake County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Fox Lake IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Fox Lake, IL Lake County Population in July 2008: 11,087. Population change since 2000: +20.8% Males: 5,565   (50.2%) Females: 5,522   (49.8%) Median resident age:   37.0 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60020. Estimated median household income in 2008: $54,628 (it was $46,548 in 2000) Fox Lake:   $54,628 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,836 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $199,869 (it was $129,200 in 2000) Fox Lake:   $199,869 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $247,586; Detached houses: $284,146; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,478; In 2-unit structures: $431,942; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,983; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $101,096; Mobile homes: $137,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60020 Fox Lake, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: US Lake Pantry, Inc. Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Fox Lake: White Non-Hispanic (91.6%) Hispanic (5.8%) Other race (1.5%) Two or more races (1.3%) Black (0.8%) American Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Fox Lake: 103.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Fox Lake, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Fox Lake is mentioned 135 times on our forum: LOOKING to move to Fox Lake Illinois... INFO PLEASE  (2 replies) Plz help! Commute from Fox Lake to 4300 w 36th st chicago!  (10 replies) Which Chicago suburbs are the best?  (180 replies) Candlewick Lake - Poplar Grove  (215 replies) CN Railroad's possible rerouting around the city  (103 replies) Where would you live-commute to Lake Zurich? Young couple, no kids (yet)  (10 replies) Ancestries: German (29.9%), Irish (17.7%), Polish (12.6%), Italian (10.1%), English (6.0%), French (3.8%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 04/13/1907 Elevation: 740 feet Land area: 7.35 square miles. Population density: 1509 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 42.40 N, Longitude: 88.18 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,927 (-21.0%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 685 (14.3%)

Area code: 847

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Fox Lake, Illinois - Economy and Business Data

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.35
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fox Lake, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Fox Lake-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Fox Lake village center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 13.1 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Fox Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from Fox Lake center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Fox Lake, IL

• Arrow Heliport
• Precision Chrome Heliport
• Fox Lake Seaplane Base

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Notable location: Fox Lake Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Shopping Center: Lakeland Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Cole Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lake: Dunns Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Nippersink Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Grant Hall Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 411 Washington Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map Hotel: Fox Lake Motel (25 South USHighway 12) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	57.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	6.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fox Lake, IL

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• Fox Lake Motel, 25 S Rt 12, Fox Lake, IL 60020, Phone: (847) 587-8282
• Patio Motel, 44 S Rt 12, Fox Lake, IL 60020, Phone: (847) 587-5063
• Marina Motel, 123-125 S Rt 12, Fox Lake, IL 60020, Phone: (847) 587-3337
• Lakeside Inn & Resort, 135 MNR Ln, Fox Lake, IL 60020, Phone: (847) 587-7864
• Old Style Inn, 115 Nippersink Blvd, Fox Lake, IL

Here		59.2%
USA		50.2%

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.20%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Cook County, IL	3.01% ($69,774 average AGI)
from McHenry County, IL	0.39% ($54,236)
from DuPage County, IL	0.25% ($68,614)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,463 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.14%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	1.95% ($62,810 average AGI)
to McHenry County, IL	0.52% ($60,755)
to Kenosha County, WI	0.49% ($44,480)

• Christopher B Page, English Prairie Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97 m, Overall height: 100.9 m
  Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive Ste 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
• Lottie L Thompson, 187 Precision Rd. (Fox Lake# 50251), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.1 m, Overall height: 61 m, , Licensee ID: L00008376
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
• Vielka M Gabriel, English Prarie Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99 m
  Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc., 100 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 400, Cary, NC 27511, Phone: (919) 465-6649, Email:
• Douglas I Brandon, 104 Honing Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.6 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
  Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

• VILLAGE OF FOX LAKE, Various Locations, Overall height: 1.8 m, Call Sign: WPOR355
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.318 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/08/1998, Expiration Date: 12/08/2008, Cancelation Date: 02/07/2009
  Registrant: Phone: (724) 430-3974
• FOX LAKE IL, 187 Precision Rd. (Fox Lake# 50251), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.1 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WQJE765
  Assigned Frequencies : 6034.15 MHz, 5974.85 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/13/2008, Expiration Date: 08/13/2018, Certifier: Willaim Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

• Aircraft: BAAB TERRY L GLASTAR (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 132TB , Serial Number: 5163
  Registrant (Individual): Terry L Baab, 1203 E Oakwood Dr, Fox Lake, IL 60020
• Aircraft: CESSNA 310B (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 167 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 170QB , Serial Number: 35579, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 10/17/1957
  Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Box 353, Fox Lake, IL 60020
• Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 235PC , Serial Number: 3179, Airworthiness Date: 07/02/1956
  Registrant (Corporation): Westosha Tail Draggers LLC, 38 Highview Ave, Fox Lake, IL 60020
• Aircraft: RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC. RALLY RX7 (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
  N-Number: 5710J , Serial Number: RX7-222, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 09/10/1980
  Registrant (Individual): William Frazee, 104 E Lakeview Avenue, Fox Lake, IL 60020
• Aircraft: MOONEY M20C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 6759U , Serial Number: 2481, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 05/07/1963
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Michael D Hodgson, 34 S York St, Fox Lake, IL 60020, Other Owners: Daniel C Winkelmann
• Aircraft: KAPP KR-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION (36 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 7378 , Serial Number: NK-1, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 07/13/1976
  Registrant (Individual): Randall W Sharp, 15 Meade Ct, Fox Lake, IL 60020
• Aircraft: AMERICAN AVIATION AA-1A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 84 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 9239L , Serial Number: AA1A-0139, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 07/01/1971
  Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 353, Fox Lake, IL 60020

• Fire: 34
• Hazardous Condition: 12
• Service Call: 1

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