Summary for Fox River Valley Gardens

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Located in: Primarily Lake County (see below). A portion of Fox River Valley Gardens extends into McHenry County.

Typical Abbreviation: Fox Riv. Vly. Gdns.

Time Zone: Fox River Valley Gardens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 847 & 224<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Fox River Valley Gardens:

Lat: 42.243700° (or 42°14'37" N)

Lon: -88.198000° (or -88°11'52" W)

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fox River Valley Gardens

GNIS ID: None

FIPS State / Place Code: 17 / 27572

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fox River Valley Gardens)

About Lake County

The village of Waukegan is the County Seat for Lake County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lake)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	696,535 (1.08% decrease since 2010)
2010	704,170 (9.28% increase since 2000)
2000:	644,356

Total Area:<4> 1,368 sq. miles [3,544.3 km²] - of which 67.6% is water (924 sq. miles [2,395.2 km²])

Housing Units: <5> 260,310

Official Website: www.co.lake.il.us

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lake

GNIS ID: 1784796

FIPS State / County Code: 17 / 097

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fox River Valley Gardens)

About Illinois

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,667,017 (1.28% decrease since 2010)
2010:	12,830,632 (3.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,419,293

Websites for State of Illinois

Official Website: https://illinois.gov

Tourism: https://www.enjoyillinois.com/

Parks: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/

Fishing: https://www.ifishillinois.org/

Hunting: https://dnr.illinois.gov/hunting.html

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Illinois

GNIS ID: 1779784

FIPS State: 17

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fox River Valley Gardens)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox River Valley Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Fox River Valley Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Fox River Valley Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fox River Valley Gardens, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fox River Valley Gardens. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).