Lake of the Woods, Illinois

Back to Lake of the Woods, IL housing info, Champaign County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. 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 Lake of the Woods, IL Champaign County Population in July 2007: 3,199. Males: 1,588   (49.7%) Females: 1,611   (50.3%) Median resident age:   31.8 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 61853. Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,912 (it was $42,571 in 2000) Lake of the Woods:   $48,912 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,747 Lake of the Woods:   $24,747 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,302 (it was $54,100 in 2000) Lake of the Woods:   $85,302 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,073; Detached houses: $194,304; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,880; Mobile homes: $22,380 Lake of the Woods, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Lake of the Woods: White Non-Hispanic (96.9%) Two or more races (1.0%) American Indian (0.9%) Black (0.8%) Hispanic (0.8%) 2008 cost of living index in Lake of the Woods: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lake of the Woods, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lake of the Woods is mentioned 17 times on our forum: Looking to move to Havana IL  (41 replies) Centennial vs. Central High School/Champaign, IL  (12 replies) What is life in Urbana and Champain like?  (16 replies) Peoria's growth  (31 replies) Living in Morton, IL (or other surrounding Peoria towns)?  (11 replies) Monticello vs Mahomet  (17 replies) Ancestries: German (26.0%), United States (15.2%), Irish (14.4%), English (14.0%), French (2.9%), Swedish (1.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 740 feet Land area: 2.10 square miles. Population density: 1522 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Lake of the Woods, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Lake of the Woods-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Lake of the Woods place center killed 3 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1996, a category 3 tornado 11.0 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused $9 million in damages.

Lake of the Woods-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 98.9 miles away from Lake of the Woods center
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 91.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from Lake of the Woods center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 45.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Lake of the Woods center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Lake of the Woods: Camp Howard (A), Camp Kiwanis (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Lake of the Woods: Lake of the Woods Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This place:	8.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake of the Woods, IL

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8.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.46%
Illinois average:	5.66%

1.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($832 average AGI)

Champaign County:	1.06%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Cook County, IL	0.70% ($31,619 average AGI)
from Vermilion County, IL	0.40% ($33,082)
from Piatt County, IL	0.23% ($31,682)

8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.18%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($728 average AGI)

Champaign County:	0.25%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	0.98% ($27,625 average AGI)
to Vermilion County, IL	0.30% ($29,030)
to Piatt County, IL	0.26% ($38,417)