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Big Foot Prairie, Illinois and Wisconsin
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 Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| States | Illinois, Wisconsin |
| Counties | McHenry (Illinois), Walworth (Wisconsin) |
| 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)
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| • Total | 65 |
| • Density | 290.18/sq mi (112.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip code |
53184, 60033
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| Area codes | 815 & 779, 262 |
| FIPS code | 17-05859 |
| GNIS feature ID | 404404 |
Big Foot Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois. It was named a CDP prior to the 2020 census which showed 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 originally extended into Walworth County, Wisconsin, where there is a neighborhood of the same name in the Town of Walworth.
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History
The community is named for Big Foot, a Potawatomi leader who resided on nearby Kishwauketoe (today Geneva Lake, 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
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 65 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
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| 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% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.88% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 2 | 3.08% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 34 | 52.31% |
| Total | 65 | 100.00% |
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 can be of any race.
Notable people
- Phipps W. Lake, Free Will Baptist minister and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, lived in Big Foot Prairie, in the town of Walworth, Wisconsin, in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
- Lewis N. Wood, physician and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, lived in Big Foot Prairie, in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
