McHenry, Illinois
| McHenry | |
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| Nickname: The Heart Of The Fox | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | McHenry |
| Coordinates | 42°20′21″N 88°16′54″W / 42.33917°N 88.28167°WCoordinates: 42°20′21″N 88°16′54″W / 42.33917°N 88.28167°W |
| Area | 15.18 sq mi (39 km2) |
| - land | 14.74 sq mi (38 km2) |
| - water | 0.44 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 26,992 (2010) |
| Density | 1,850.2/sq mi (714/km2) |
| Mayor | Susan E. Low |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60050 and 60051 |
| Area code | 815 |
   Location of McHenry within Illinois
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McHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The 2010 U.S. census reported its population at 26,992. McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County, which once included adjoining Lake County to the east. McHenry took its name from McHenry County, which was named for Major William McHenry, an Indian fighter.
McHenry is surrounded by natural lakes and streams, grassy moraine hills, gravel banks and shallow nutrient-rich peat bogs, remnants of receding glaciers from the last ice age. Moraine Hills State Park and Volo Bog State Natural Area preserve some of these unique natural features.
McHenry is located 60 miles northwest of Chicago in northern Illinois on the Fox River. According to the 2010 census, McHenry has a total area of 15.175 square miles (39.30 km2), of which 14.74 square miles (38.18 km2) (or 97.13%) is land and 0.435 square miles (1.13 km2) (or 2.87%) is water. McHenry lies within the watershed of the Fox River, and its downtown area is situated on that river which is how it earned the nickname "The Heart of the Fox".
The population density was 1,850.2 per square mile (714.4/km²). There were 8,127 housing units at an average density of 699.4 per square mile (270.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.18% White, 0.35% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.31% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.10% of the population.
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