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McHenry
Illinoiscity
Total population
28,074
Median home value
$266,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$86,315
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
McHenry is a city that lies in Illinois, United States. Located at 42.336°, -88.292°, McHenry occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 28,074. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,414 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as about 38.4 km². That works out to roughly 731 residents per square kilometre — an average residential density. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for McHenry, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- McHenry Community High SchoolHigh · Mchenry · 2,222 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- Cary-Grove Community High SchoolHigh · Cary · 1,494 students · 18:1 ratio
- Crystal Lake Central High SchoolHigh · Crystal Lake · 1,470 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- Crystal Lake South High SchoolHigh · Crystal Lake · 1,301 students · 17.8:1 ratio
- Prairie Ridge High SchoolHigh · Crystal Lake · 1,140 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · Woodstock · 1,021 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- Woodstock North High SchoolHigh · Woodstock · 943 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · Crystal Lake · 847 students · 14.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here





People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
- Johnsburg4 mi away · pop. 6,386
- Holiday Hills4.2 mi away
- Lakemoor4.5 mi away
- Burtons Bridge5.1 mi away
- Island Lake6.1 mi away · pop. 8,014
- Fox Lake8.4 mi away · pop. 11,131
- Long Lake8.7 mi away
- Fox River Grove10.5 mi away · pop. 4,523
- Hainesville11.1 mi away
- Lake Villa12.1 mi away
- Franklinville12.2 mi away
- Grayslake13.2 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about McHenry

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library