Indian Creek is a village in Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 536. Police services are provided by Lake County Sheriff and fire/EMS services by the Countryside Fire Protection District.
Indian Creek was originally incorporated in 1958 as a response to the threat of annexation by neighboring Vernon Hills. The incorporation is known as a paper incorporation and was accomplished by attorney Harold P. Block, who became the first Chief of Police of the Village of Indian Creek.
This location may be confused with the Indian Creek Massacre, detailed below, which actually occurred in LaSalle County near Ottawa, IL. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, which was the last Indian war in Illinois, Indian Creek, was the scene of an attack, by a band of 40-80 Potawatomi and Sauk, on the Davis Settlement, where 15 white settlers were killed and scalped.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Indian Creek has a total area of , all land. It has the smallest area of any incorporated place in Lake County.
As of the 2020 census there were 536 people, 201 households, and 169 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 198 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 60.26% White, 4.29% African American, 1.49% Native American, 26.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 6.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.04% of the population.
There were 201 households, out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.16% were married couples living together, 14.93% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.92% were non-families. 14.43% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.45% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.01 and the average family size was 3.69.
The village's age distribution consisted of 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $124,375, and the median income for a family was $125,625. Males had a median income of $80,536 versus $39,241 for females. The per capita income for the village was $48,083. About 10.7% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.