Lake of the Woods is a census-designated place in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census. Lake of the Woods is located in Mahomet Township and mostly surrounded by the northeast part of the village of Mahomet.
Geography
thumb|upright|left|"HI Tower" at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District Headquarters in [[Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, Illinois.]]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lake of the Woods has a total area of , of which (or 95.24%) is land and (or 4.76%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lake of the Woods had a population of 2,403. The median age was 39.8 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over.
92.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 993 households in Lake of the Woods, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.7% were married-couple households, 17.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census