Highwood, Illinois

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Back to Highwood, IL housing info, Lake County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Highwood 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 Highwood, IL Lake County Population in July 2007: 4,515. Males: 2,247   (49.8%) Females: 2,268   (50.2%) Median resident age:   33.7 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60040. Estimated median household income in 2008: $50,456 (it was $42,993 in 2000) Highwood:   $50,456 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,585 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $353,019 (it was $228,200 in 2000) Highwood:   $353,019 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $452,264; Detached houses: $493,325; Townhouses or other attached units: $466,521; In 2-unit structures: $373,874; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $342,420; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $244,666 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60040 Highwood, IL residents, houses, and apartments details 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 Highwood: White Non-Hispanic (56.6%) Hispanic (38.2%) Other race (17.2%) Two or more races (4.8%) Black (2.1%) Filipino (0.8%) American Indian (0.8%) Korean (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Highwood: 120.1 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Highwood, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Highwood is mentioned 157 times on our forum: highwood- fortsheridan place  (2 replies) Highwood  (21 replies) Which Chicago suburb have the worst reputation ?  (231 replies) Where do tree hugging, vegetarian liberals belong in north Chicago?  (673 replies) Highland Park snobbery?  (71 replies) lake county  (59 replies) Latest news from Highwood, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Italian (22.3%), Irish (9.8%), German (9.1%), English (3.5%), Polish (3.3%), United States (1.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 04/20/1887 Elevation: 675 feet Land area: 0.63 square miles. Population density: 7140 people per square mile   (high).

Latitude: 42.21 N, Longitude: 87.81 W

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Highwood, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.44
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Highwood, Illinois

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Highwood-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 81% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Highwood city center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 14.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Highwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 99% 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 76.2 miles away from Highwood 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 89.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Church in Highwood: Saint James Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Highwood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	7.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highwood, IL

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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)

• KELLYE E ABERNATHY, 894 Sheridan Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 49.3 m, Overall height: 49.3 m
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
• Douglas I Brandon, 710 Sheridan Road, Type: Tank, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
  Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

• 17 Highwood Ave, Call Sign: KNEJ760
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.055 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/21/1997, Expiration Date: 12/02/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2003
  Registrant: City Of Highwood, 17 Highwood Ave, Highwood, IL 60040, Phone: (312) 432-2152
• 17 Highwood Ave, Call Sign: WQM325, Licensee ID: L00035941
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.860 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/24/2005, Expiration Date: 08/07/2015
  Registrant: City Of Highwood, Highwood Ave, Highwood, IL 60040, Phone: (847) 432-2151, Fax: (847) 432-9004
• 17 Highwood Ave, Call Sign: KNEN592, Licensee ID: L00035941
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.370 MHz, 155.730 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/15/1998, Expiration Date: 09/30/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/30/2003
  Registrant: City Of Highwood, 17 Highwood Ave, Highwood, IL 60040, Phone: (312) 432-2151

• HIGHWOOD WATER TANK, Int Of Walker & Waukegan, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 50.9 m, Call Sign: WNTW808
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.037 MHz, 952.237 MHz, 928.037 MHz, 928.237 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/16/1999, Expiration Date: 11/23/2009, Certifier: Victor P Patrick
  Registrant: Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., 600 14th Street, Nw, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (800) 222-6525, Fax: (516) 921-7182, Email:
• HIGHWOOD, 6.8 Miles Se Of Intersection Of Old Elm & Sheridan Road, Type: Tank, Structure height: 41 m, Overall height: 50.9 m, Call Sign: WPQQ757
  Assigned Frequencies : 6595.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/21/2000, Expiration Date: 08/21/2010, Certifier: Garry Gorr
  Registrant: Rcc Consultants Inc, 515 Newton Drive, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-6405, Phone: (847) 808-9812, Fax: (847) 808-9814, Email:

• Aircraft: CESSNA 414 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 198 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 31RT , Serial Number: 414-0158, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 04/13/1979
  Registrant (Individual): Israel Garcia, 80 Holabird Cir, Highwood, IL 60040
• Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 82467 , Serial Number: 7AC1100, Year manufactured: 1946
  Registrant (Individual): Walter J Stockton, 25 Webster Ave, Highwood, IL 60040

• Fire: 15
• Hazardous Condition: 36
• Good Intent Call: 2

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