Grandwood Park, Illinois

Grandwood Park is a

One of the earliest accounts of an individual living in the immediate community was a farmer in 1941.[7]^[8] This farmer is credited for constructing a dam that barred the Des Plaines River tributary, Mill Creek, and consequently formed Grandwood Lake that same year.

Development of the area began in the early 1960s and the Grandwood Park Civic Association was established in 1962.

The Grandwood Park Park District was established in 1965.^[9] It acts as a municipal governing agency providing parks, recreation facilities, and events/programs for residents.

July, 2017 Flooding Incident

Beginning in 2012, minor reoccuring floods were taking place during the summer months. After heavy rains in Grandwood Park and the surrounding area in July, 2017 the dam barring Mill Creek to Grandwood Lake partially failed.

It was decided that same season that a new dam would ultimately be necessary. It would have to wait until 2019 when the lake was drained and a new concrete and steel dam was built. Original estimates for the project were between $900,000 and $1.7 million.^[11] The official number was never released. During a Board of Commisioners session on February 8, 2023 it was proposed that an electric light should be added to Lake Park in order to illuminate the dam. The estimated cost is $2,150.^[12]

Geography

The community is in north-central Lake County, in the northwestern part of Warren Township. It is bordered to the north by the village of Old Mill Creek, to the west by Lindenhurst, and to the south and east by Gurnee. U.S. Route 45 runs along the west side of the CDP, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to Mundelein and north 12 miles (19 km) to Bristol, Wisconsin. Illinois Route 132 forms the southern boundary of the CDP; it leads east 4 miles (6 km) to Gurnee and northwest 3 miles (5 km) to Lindenhurst. Exit 8 on Interstate 94 is 2 miles (3 km) east of Grandwood Park on Route 132, 44 miles (71 km) north of downtown Chicago.

According to the

• Grand Avenue
• US-45
• Stearns School Road
• Hutchins Road
• Grandwood Drive[14]

Environment

Marine Life

As it is fed by Mill Creek, the shallow waters of Grandwood Lake harbor a variety of different freshwater fish. This inlcudes a abundancy of many types of panfish such as

There were 1,572 households, out of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,674, and the median income for a family was $78,624. Males had a median income of $57,961 versus $34,471 for females. The

Grandwood Park is served by the Warren-Newport Public Library District.

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