Big Rock is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in Kane County,

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

, United States. It is located approximately due west of

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. It is between the villages of

Hinckley Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughbo ...

and Sugar Grove. The village was incorporated on July 26, 2001. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,126.

Geography

Big Rock is located in southwestern Kane County at 41.759308 N, 88.537617 W.

U.S. Route 30 U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of , it is the third longest ...

passes through the north side of the village, leading east to Sugar Grove and west the same distance to Hinckley. According to the 2010 census, Big Rock has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Education

Big Rock Township is a part of the Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429, which operates three schools: *Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is located on the west side of

on US HWY 30. *Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School is located in the center of Big Rock on US HWY 30. * Hinckley-Big Rock High School is located on the east side of Hinckley on US HWY 30.

Images

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External links

Village of Big Rock official website

Big Rock Park District

Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD 429

References