| Indian Creek, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.2258°N -87.9769°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Leader Name1: | Tim Hill |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.69 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 536 |
| Population Density Km2: | 775.20 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2007.49 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60061 |
| Area Codes: | 847, 224 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-37218 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Indian Creek, Illinois |
Indian Creek is a village in Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 536.[2] Police services are provided by Lake County Sheriff and fire/EMS services by the Countryside Fire Protection District.
Indian Creek is located at 42.2258°N -87.9769°W (42.225876, -87.976843).[3]
According to the 2010 census, Indian Creek has a total area of 0.26sqmi, all land.[4] It has the smallest area of any incorporated place in Lake County.[5]
Indian Creek was originally incorporated in 1958 as a response to the threat of annexation by neighboring Vernon Hills. The incorporation is known as a paper incorporation and was accomplished by attorney Harold P. Block, who became the first Chief of Police of the Village of Indian Creek.
This location may be confused with the Indian Creek Massacre, detailed below, which actually occurred in LaSalle County near Ottawa, IL. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, which was the last Indian war in Illinois, Indian Creek, was the scene of an attack, by a renegade band of 40-80 Potawatomi and Sauk, on the Davis Settlement, where 15 white settlers were killed and scalped.
| White alone (NH) | 333 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 319 | 72.08% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 59.51% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 10 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 23 | 2.16% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4.29% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.93% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 83 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 140 | 17.97% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 26.12% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.56% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 19 | 1.08% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.54% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 31 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 27 | 6.71% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5.04% | |
| Total | 462 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 536 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 194 people, 65 households, and 59 families residing in the village. The population density was 726.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 67 housing units at an average density of 250.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 96.91% White, 0.52% Asian, 2.06% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.12% of the population.
There were 65 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.2% were non-families. 7.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $88,206, and the median income for a family was $90,723. Males had a median income of $61,406 versus $32,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,515. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the poverty line.