to be built north of town. When the housing market crashed, the city had already incorporated a large portion of DeKalb county north of town ranging from the Sandwich Township border to Governor Beverage Highway, remaining south of Pratt Road. Since then, no talk has indicated that the subdivisions will be built. The nearby Lake Holiday area includes a man-made lake created by the damming of Somonauk Creek. An old gravel pit was also flooded and is part of the lake. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 1,786 people, 721 households, and 518 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 771 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 90.71% White, 0.34% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.13% from other races, and 6.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.55% of the population. There were 721 households, out of which 62.14% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 10.96% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.16% were non-families. 24.55% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.96% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 2.81. The village's age distribution consisted of 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $71,375, and the median income for a family was $87,667. Males had a median income of $50,000 versus $27,639 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,921. About 3.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. Education The village of Somonauk is served by Somonauk Community Unit School District (CUSD) #432 which offers grades Pre-K–12. The school's athletic teams are known as the Bobcats. School colors are blue and gold. The school's song is titled "Bobcat