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Lake Catherine, Illinois
Lake Catherine, Illinois is located in Illinois
Lake Catherine, Illinois
Lake Catherine, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Lake Catherine, Illinois is located in the United States
Lake Catherine, Illinois
Lake Catherine, Illinois
Location in the United States
Country United States United States
State Illinois Illinois
County Lake
Township Antioch
Area
 • Total 1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
 • Land 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Water 0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,279
 • Density 1,407.04/sq mi (543.34/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-40988

Lake Catherine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,279.

Geography

Lake Catherine is located in northwestern Lake County at 42°29′2″N 88°7′27″W / 42.48389°N 88.12417°W / 42.48389; -88.12417 (42.483969, -88.124172). It is bordered to the north by Kenosha County, Wisconsin, to the east by the village of Antioch, and to the west by the community of Channel Lake. It surrounds Lake Catherine, a bay of Channel Lake, one of the Chain O'Lakes of northern Illinois.

Illinois Route 173 passes through the community, leading east through Antioch village 16 miles (26 km) to Zion and west 9 miles (14 km) to Richmond. Chicago is 55 miles (89 km) to the southeast, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, is 20 miles (32 km) to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lake Catherine CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2) are land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), or 37.45%, are water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2000 1,490
2010 1,379 −7.4%
2020 1,279 −7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010 2020

2020 census

Lake Catherine 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 2000 Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,426 1,269 1,124 95.70% 92.02% 87.88%
Black or African American alone (NH) 12 20 12 0.81% 1.45% 0.94%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 3 5 0.07% 0.22% 0.39%
Asian alone (NH) 0 7 9 0.00% 0.51% 0.70%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 3 1 0 0.20% 0.07% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 14 19 44 0.94% 1.38% 3.44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 34 60 85 2.28% 4.35% 6.65%
Total 1,490 1,379 1,279 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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