Huntley, Illinois
| Huntley, Illinois | |
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Huntley High School, located in the western part of Huntley, serves all high school aged students in Consolidated School District 158
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| Name origin: Thomas Stillwell Huntley | |
| Motto: The Friendly Village with Country Charm | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | McHenry, Kane |
| Townships | Grafton (McHenry), Rutland (Kane) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°09′42″N 88°26′03″W / 42.16167°N 88.43417°WCoordinates: 42°09′42″N 88°26′03″W / 42.16167°N 88.43417°W |
| Area | 14.10 sq mi (37 km2) |
| - land | 14.07 sq mi (36 km2) |
| - water | 0.03 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 26,632 (2016) |
| Density | 489.1/sq mi (189/km2) |
| Founded | 1851 |
| - Incorporated | 1872 |
| Government | Council–manager |
| Village President | Charles Sass |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60142 |
| Area codes | 847, 224 |
   Location of Huntley within Illinois
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| Website: www.huntley.il.us | |
Huntley is a village in McHenry and Kane Counties, Illinois. In 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the village's population to be 22,923. As of the 2000 Census, the village had 5,730 people, meaning the village's population had quadrupled in eight years. At the 2010 census, the village's population was 24,291. Government officials in Huntley, an outer suburb of Chicago, have adopted an aggressive development strategy regarding this population growth.
Huntley is best known for its Premium Outlets mall and Sun City retirement community, the largest in the Midwest. The old part of Huntley is also known for its public square which features a gazebo, as well as a full brick-paved street (Woodstock St.) and 1950s-style diner, The Huntley Dairy Mart. The village's slogan is "The Friendly Village with Country Charm."
McHenry County was established in 1837, and in 1838 the first settlers, mostly from New England, came to Grafton Township. One of these families, Prescott and Lucy Geer Whittemore, of Grafton, New Hampshire, settled west of the future town. Thomas Stillwell and Eliza Fox Huntley and children, Charles, Harriet, and William arrived in 1846. The Huntleys acquired land north of the future village and later expanded their holdings to the south.
The Chicago and Galena Railroad constructed a railroad in 1851, which reached as far northwest as Huntley Grove (another town in Illinois was named "Huntley's Grove" around the same time, but the name was changed to DeKalb). The railroad owners hosted an excursion trip on September 5, 1851, which marked the maiden voyage, to Huntley Station, and that was the beginning of Huntley (the “Grove” and “Station” words were later dropped). The Chicago Tribune article that described the 1851 excursion trip stated that there were a few frame houses near the railroad and Mr. Huntley soon built a general store there as well.
Procurement of land was based on government grants. Louise Kreutzer, a Huntley native, tells of land regularly changing hands due to settlers’ inability to make mortgage payments and wealthy landowners being quick to foreclose. Despite early hardships, the village grew slowly and steadily. Stewart Cummings was the first postmaster in 1851 and when the village was incorporated in 1872, John S. Cummings, a Civil War veteran became the first mayor.
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