Chemung, elevation 896 feet (273 meters), is an unincorporated census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in McHenry County

McHenry County, Illinois

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, Illinois

Illinois

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, United States

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. As of the 2010 census

United States Census, 2010

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, its population was 308.

Geography

The small, unincorporated town is located approximately 3.14 miles west of downtown Harvard

Harvard, Illinois

Harvard is a city located in McHenry County in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois, approximately south of the Illinois/Wisconsin border. The population was 7,996 at the 2000 census...

, Illinois

Illinois

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 at the junction of Chicago Road (Illinois Highway 173

Illinois Route 173

Illinois Route 173 is an east–west state road that runs from Illinois Route 251 in the Rockford suburb of Machesney Park east to Illinois Route 137 in Zion near the Illinois-Wisconsin border; this is a distance of . Illinois Route 173 is also one of the northernmost east-west state highways...

) and Southport Road (County Highway A-20) and Island Road (the continuation of Southport Road south of Route 173

Illinois Route 173

Illinois Route 173 is an east–west state road that runs from Illinois Route 251 in the Rockford suburb of Machesney Park east to Illinois Route 137 in Zion near the Illinois-Wisconsin border; this is a distance of . Illinois Route 173 is also one of the northernmost east-west state highways...

). The town staddles the line between Chemung Township

Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois

Chemung Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,761 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Big Foot Prairie is located partially in the township.- External links :***...

 and Dunham Township

Dunham Township, McHenry County, Illinois

Dunham Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois, USA. The population was 2,375 at the 2000 census. Dunham Township changed its name from Byron Township on December 28, 1850.- External links :***...

. In terms of geographic coordinates, Chemung is located at 42°24′55"N 88°40′00"W (42.4152964, -88.6667668) In terms of the Public Land Survey System

Public Land Survey System

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, Chemung is found in Sections 4 and 5, Township 45 North, Range 5 East; and Sections 32 and 33, Township 46 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian

Third Principal Meridian

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. Lawrence Creek flows along the west side of Chemung in a generally northeast to southwest direction, and a freight branch line of the Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

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 traverses the town in an east-northeast to west-southwest direction. Chemung is served by the Harvard

Harvard, Illinois

Harvard is a city located in McHenry County in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois, approximately south of the Illinois/Wisconsin border. The population was 7,996 at the 2000 census...

, Illinois 60033 post office. Chemung has an area of 0.28 mi2, all of it land.

Points of interest

Chemung business district: junction of Chicago/Southport Roads; Dean's Dairy: 6303 Maxon Road; Chemung-Dunham Cemetery: southwest corner of Pagles Road / Sinderson Street.

See also

• Chemung Township
  Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois
  Chemung Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,761 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Big Foot Prairie is located partially in the township.- External links :***...
  
  
• Dunham Township
  Dunham Township, McHenry County, Illinois
  Dunham Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois, USA. The population was 2,375 at the 2000 census. Dunham Township changed its name from Byron Township on December 28, 1850.- External links :***...