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Oakwood Hills, Illinois
Location in McHenry County, Illinois
Location in McHenry County, Illinois
Oakwood Hills, Illinois is located in the United States
Oakwood Hills, Illinois
Oakwood Hills, Illinois
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County McHenry
Townships Nunda, Algonquin
Founded 1959
Area
 • Total 1.17 sq mi (3.04 km2)
 • Land 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation
825 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,076
 • Density 1,908.09/sq mi (736.58/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60013
Area code(s) 224
FIPS code 17-55041
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Oakwood Hills is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1959. The population was 2,076 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Oakwood Hills is located in southeastern McHenry County at 42°14′52″N 88°14′43″W / 42.24778°N 88.24528°W / 42.24778; -88.24528 (42.247658, -88.245176). It is southeast of Prairie Grove, east of Crystal Lake, and north of Cary. The Fox River passes 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east. Downtown Chicago is 46 miles (74 km) to the southeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oakwood Hills has a total area of 1.17 square miles (3.03 km2), of which 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2) are land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2), or 7.17%, are water. Silver Lake is in the western part of the village, draining east to the Fox River. The unincorporated community of Silver Lake borders Oakwood Hills to the south.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1960 213
1970 476 123.5%
1980 1,255 163.7%
1990 1,498 19.4%
2000 2,194 46.5%
2010 2,083 −5.1%
2020 2,076 −0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010 2020

2020 census

Oakwood Hills village, 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 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,931 1,731 92.70% 83.38%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 15 0.19% 0.72%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 6 4 0.29% 0.19%
Asian alone (NH) 37 29 1.78% 1.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 0.14%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 3 13 0.14% 0.63%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 10 93 0.48% 4.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92 188 4.42% 9.06%
Total 2,083 2,076 100.00% 100.00%

Proposed natural gas power plant

During the summer of 2014, the residents of Oakwood Hills and surrounding communities voiced their concerns about the creation of a power plant, by Northland Power and Enventure Partners, on property just north of the village. A group of concerned citizens hired expert Robert G. Abboud to create an impact assessment of the proposed project. The report emphasized risks to groundwater, air quality, and noise issues, among others as to why the project needed to be further studied.

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