Woodstock, Illinois
General
Woodstock is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,151 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 21,985 as of 2005. It is the county seat of McHenry CountyTemplate:GR.
It is the home of the historical Woodstock Opera House.
Geography
Woodstock is located at 42°19′3″N 88°26′46″W / 42.31750°N 88.44611°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (42.317614, -88.446192)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.6 km² (10.7 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 20,151 people, 7,273 households, and 4,843 families residing in the city. The population density was 729.9/km² (1,891.1/mi²). There were 7,599 housing units at an average density of 275.2/km² (713.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.48% White, 1.06% African American, 0.23% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 7.69% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.01% of the population.
There were 7,273 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $47,871, and the median income for a family was $54,408. Males had a median income of $40,137 versus $27,264 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,210. About 5.3% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
Annual traditions
Fair Diddley
Dick Tracy Days
Summer band concerts
Woodstock Challenge
Farmers market
HarvestFest
Groundhog Days
Festival of Lights
Woodstock was the primary filming location for the 1993 movie Groundhog Day (although the fictional events of the movie take place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania). Because of this, the town celebrates "Groundhog Days" at the beginning of every February, including tours of famous filming sites from the movie. The town even has its own groundhog named "Woodstock Willie", who essentially performs the same tasks as "Punxsutawney Phil" at the site of the original Groundhog Day festival. Every year on the weekend of Groundhog Day, the Classic Cinemas Woodstock Theater shows Groundhog Day for free. A new tradition Woodstock that has added is the annual groundhog lighting on Groundhog Day.
Every summer, Woodstock hosts "Dick Tracy Days" to celebrate the work of one of its most famous residents, Chester Gould.
Residents of note
- William Ellery Channing (1818–1901)
- Chester Gould (1900–1985)
- Orson Welles (1915–1985)
Mayors
Brian Sager, Ph.D. 2005 to present
External links
Woodstock
Woodstock Schools
- Clay Elementary School
- Dean Street Elementary School
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Westwood Elementary School
- Northwood Elementary School
- Olson Middle School
Woodstock Area
McHenry County Template:Mapit-US-cityscale
