Plum Valley, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Plum Valley, Illinois
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Pushpin Label:Plum Valley
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:41.4608°N -87.5461°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Will
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Crete
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.87
Area Land Sq Mi:1.87
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:4.84
Area Land Km2:4.84
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:130.66
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:675
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:60417 (Crete)
Area Code:815, 779
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-60826
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806545
Population Total:632
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:338.33

Plum Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is in the northeast corner of the county, bordered to the north by Cook County and to the east by Lake County, Indiana. To the south is unincorporated Willow Brook Estates. Plum Creek flows from southwest to northeast through the center of the CDP.

Plum Valley was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

Plum Valley first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[2]

2020 census

Plum Valley CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[3] !% 2020
White alone (NH)29446.52%
Black or African American alone (NH)22335.28%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.32%
Asian alone (NH)10.16%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)264.11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8613.61%
Total632100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2020 Geography Changes. .
  3. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plum Valley CDP, Illinois. United States Census Bureau.