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- Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision. The community underwent an aggressive era of expansion from 1983 to the 1990s.
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Lincolnshire is a village in Vernon Township, Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village is a northern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,940. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision. The ...
Village History. The Potawatomie Native Americans were among the first permanent residents in the area now known as Lincolnshire. Potawatomie artifacts, such as the "Council Tree," were still evident throughout the community as recently as 1956.
Lincolnshire began as a subdivision of 280 acres into half-acre lots in 1955, promoted by developer Roger Ladd. The village incorporated in 1957. From the beginning it was marketed to relatively wealthy homeowners, many of whom were attracted by the rolling, wooded landscape along the Des Plaines River .
- Lincolnshire, IL
Lincolnshire is a village in Vernon Township, Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village is a northern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,940. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision.
Lincolnshire is located in Vernon Township and is one of the most desirable living and business environments in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Village's population was 237 at the time of its incorporation in 1957.
History. Prior to incorporation. The first inhabitants of what would become the village of Lincolnshire were Native American Potawatomi migrants from Canada and Wisconsin. The tribesmen left these northern places in the 16th century in search of a warmer, more temperate climate.
The Village of Lincolnshire is located in southeast Lake County, Illinois, approximately 34 miles from downtown Chicago.
