kids encyclopedia robot

Big Foot Prairie, Illinois facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
For the neighboring CDP in Wisconsin, see Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin.
Quick facts for kids
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Census-designated place
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois is located in Illinois
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois is located in the United States
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County McHenry
Township Chemung
Area
 • Total 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 65
 • Density 290.18/sq mi (112.22/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
60033 (Harvard)
Area codes 815 & 779
FIPS code 17-05859
GNIS feature ID 2806454

Big Foot Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was named a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 65. It is located in Chemung Township. Big Foot Prairie is located on U.S. Route 14, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Harvard. The community extends north into Walworth County, Wisconsin, where there is a CDP of the same name in the town of Walworth.

History

The community is named for Big Foot, a Potawatomi leader who resided on nearby Kishwauketoe (today Geneva Lake in Wisconsin) until his band was forcibly removed by the United States in 1836. It once had a post office, which opened on May 15, 1848.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2020 65 —
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

Big Foot Prairie first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Big Foot Prairie CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 28 43.08%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 1.54%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.88%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 3.08%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 34 52.31%
Total 65 100.00%
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.