Gages Lake, Illinois


Gages Lake is a census-designated place in Lake County, Illinois|Warren Township], Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,637 at the 2020 census.

History

The body of water known as Gages Lake was estimated to have formed nearly 10,000 years ago during the most recent ice age.
In 1838 a schoolhouse was built in the area that would in time become Warren Township High School in 1917. In the 1840s a man known as John Gage and his brother George Gage began sellings parcels of land surrounding the lake which he called the North Grange Resort. Sometime prior to the developments in the 1920s, Richard Warren Sears had purchased and owned the lake/surrounding land.
The census-designated place has received fire and police service from the neighboring village of Grayslake since the 1960s.
As part of the Wildwood Park District, in the 1970s the Gages Lake Conservation Committee was formed which still exists to this day.

Geography

The CDP is located in central Lake County in southwestern Warren Township and is bordered to the north and east by the village of Gurnee, to the northwest by the village of Third Lake, and to the west by the village of Grayslake. The water body of Gages Lake is in the western part of the CDP and extends into the village of Third Lake. The CDP includes the communities of Idlewild and Wildwood.
U.S. Route 45 runs along the western edge of the community, leading south to Mundelein and north to Bristol, Wisconsin. Illinois Route 120 runs along the southern edge, leading east to Waukegan and west to Hainesville. The CDP is northwest of downtown Chicago.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Gages Lake has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Major streets

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 10,637 people, 3,630 households, and 2,708 families residing in the CDP. The population density was. There were 4,175 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.10% White, 4.96% African American, 0.61% Native American, 7.77% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.87% from other races, and 9.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.14% of the population.
There were 3,630 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.23% were married couples living together, 12.34% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.94% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.73.
The CDP's age distribution consisted of 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,837, and the median income for a family was $108,021. Males had a median income of $59,679 versus $41,719 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $45,673. About 4.5% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010
Latino whites|White] alone 9,3178,1217,23189.46%79.63%67.98%
Non-Hispanic or [Latino African Americans|Black or African American] alone 2063675051.98%3.60%4.75%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 1917270.18%0.17%0.25%
Asian alone 3236088183.10%5.96%7.69%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone 1560.01%0.05%0.06%
Race and ethnicity in [the United States census|Other race] alone 719460.07%0.19%0.43%
Mixed race or Multiracial 1061895001.02%1.85%4.70%
Hispanic or Latino 4368721,5044.19%8.55%14.14%
Total10,41510,19810,637100.00%100.00%100.00%