Third Lake, Illinois

Third Lake is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,111.

History
The Alexander Druce Family were the earliest residents of the settlement in 1861. This family owned the land as well as both Druce Lake and Chittendon Lake. The second of which was named after a farming family from further north, the name would be changed to Third Lake in 1954. The Druce Family cemetery was in place by 1907.

In 1959 Third Lake was incorporated as a village in order to avoid pollution and halt development.

Third Lake became the North American headquarters for the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America in 1977. The New Gračanica Monastery was built in 1984.

Despite the actions taken, major development of the area began in the mid-1980's in the hands of a development syndicate.

Geography
Third Lake is located at 42.36806°N, -88.00889°W (42.368117, -88.008903).

According to the 2010 census, Third Lake has a total area of 0.853 sqmi, of which 0.59 sqmi (or 69.17%) is land and 0.263 sqmi (or 30.83%) is water.

Major streets

 * US 45.svg
 * Rollins Road
 * Washington Street

2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,355 people, 428 households, and 369 families living in the village. The population density was 2,474.7 PD/sqmi. There were 436 housing units at an average density of 796.3 /mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 95.50% White, 0.52% African American, 1.92% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population.

There were 428 households, out of which 50.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.5% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $96,719, and the median income for a family was $101,850. Males had a median income of $68,068 versus $47,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $34,921. About 1.4% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2010 US Census, there were 1,182 people living in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 95.01% White, 0.34% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 1.27% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.84% of the population.

Orthodox church and New Gračanica Monastery
Third Lake has the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America. Third Lake is home to the New Gračanica church and monastery complex, which houses a detailed replica of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo. Built on land that the Most Holy Mother of God Serbian Association purchased in 1977, New Gračanica Church and the main building on its grounds dedicated to the feast of the "Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God" were completed and consecrated in 1984. It is an impressive architectural replica of the original Gračanica of Kosovo, but built in a scale eighteen percent larger than the original. New Gračanica is richly attired with detail such as hand-carved wooden entrance doors depicting 23 monasteries and churches from various regions of Serbia.

Transportation
Pace provides bus service on Routes 565, 572, and 574 connecting Third Lake to Grayslake, Waukegan, and other destinations.