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Fox River Grove is a village in the Cuba township of Lake County and the Algonquin township of McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 4,862 at the 2000 census.

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Fox River Grove is home to Windy City Balloon Port, whose hot air balloons float along the Fox River. The same location is the home of the Norge Ski Club, which has been in existence since 1905. The Norge Ski Club is the oldest, continuously open ski club in the United States.

On October 25, 1995, a Metra passenger train, running express towards Chicago, collided with a Cary-Grove High School school bus, killing seven high school students. The accident brought reform and increased safety standards nationwide of rail crossing located very near intersections, also known as interconnected crossings.

Fox River Grove is located at 42°11′44″N, 88°12′60″W (42.195674, -88.216567).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²). 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.68%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,862 people, 1,677 households, and 1,294 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,130.9/km² (2,929.6/mi²). There were 1,734 housing units at an average density of 403.3/km² (1,044.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.91% White, 0.68% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.83% of the population.

There were 1,677 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $66,469, and the median income for a family was $78,847. Males had a median income of $59,306 versus $28,643 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,870. About 5.2% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

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	Lake County, Illinois (County Seat: Waukegan) This box: view • talk • edit
Municipalities and Communities	Antioch, Bannockburn, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Channel Lake, Deerfield, Deer Park, Forest Lake, Fox Lake, Fox Lake Hills, Fox River Grove, Gages Lake, Grandwood Park, Grayslake, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Hainesville, Highland Park, Highwood, Indian Creek, Island Lake, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Lake Bluff, Lake Catherine, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Lakemoor, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Long Grove, Long Lake, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Barrington, North Chicago, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Port Barrington, Riverwoods, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Third Lake, Tower Lakes, Venetian Village, Vernon Hills, Volo, Wadsworth, Wauconda, Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, Zion
Townships	Antioch | Avon | Benton | Cuba | Ela | Fremont | Grant | Lake Villa, Libertyville | Moraine | Newport | Shields | Vernon | Warren | Wauconda | Waukegan | West Deerfield | Zion
Points of Interest	Chain O'Lakes, Chain O'Lakes State Park, Des Plaines River, Fox River, Illinois Beach State Park, Lake Michigan
Higher Education	Barat College, College of Lake County, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Trinity International University, University of St. Mary of the Lake
Military Installations	Fort Sheridan, Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Transportation	Campbell Airport, Waukegan Regional Airport, Metra, Pace, Tri-State Tollway

	Municipalities and Communities of McHenry County, Illinois (County Seat: Woodstock) This box: view • talk • edit
Cities, Towns and Villages	Algonquin | Barrington Hills | Bull Valley | Cary | Crystal Lake | Fox Lake | Fox River Grove | Greenwood | Harvard | Hebron | Holiday Hills | Huntley | Island Lake | Johnsburg | Lake in the Hills | Lakemoor | Lakewood | Marengo | McCullom Lake | McHenry | Oakwood Hills | Pistakee Highlands (CDP) | Port Barrington | Prairie Grove | Richmond | Ridgefield | Ringwood | Solon Mills | Spring Grove | Sunnyside | Trout Valley | Union | Wonder Lake | Wonder Lake (CDP) | Woodstock
Townships	Alden| Algonquin | Burton | Chemung | Coral | Dorr | Dunham | Grafton | Greenwood | Hartland | Hebron | Marengo | McHenry | Nunda | Richmond | Riley | Seneca
Points of Interest	Chain O'Lakes State Park | Fox River | Golden Corridor | Moraine Hills State Park | McHenry County College | UP/Northwest Line
Airports	Lake in the Hills Airport