County Forest Preserve District. The resulting Grainger Forest Preserve hosts an equestrian center and includes open lands filled with rare ecosystems and species. The remaining Grainger acreage is within the village and zoned residential. Major businesses located near the busy intersection of Interstate 94 and Illinois Route 60 in Mettawa include CDW, Residence Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, and Costco. Businesses located along Boulton Boulevard (east of I-94 in Mettawa's northeast corner) include Impact Networking, Metro Self-Storage and Stage Right, Inc. Residential development The village maintains a low-density five-acre zoning requirement for residential development. Most of Mettawa's Planned Unit Developments (PUD) have included conservation easements and land restoration. The Deerpath Farm conservation community, Mettawa's largest () PUD, includes of restored open lands managed by the Lake Forest Open Lands Association, and also sponsors community workdays and nature education events. In 2006 it was named Development of the Year by the Lake County Stormwater Management Association for its innovative hydrology management based on wetland restoration. Other PUDs within Mettawa include Sanctuary Estates and Mettawa Woods. Notable people Matt Forte, former American football player with the NFL's Chicago Bears and New York Jets Bill Kurtis, News caster and American crime documentary narrator Brian Urlacher, former American football player with the NFL's Chicago Bears Casey Urlacher, Mayor of Mettawa, brother of Brian Adlai Stevenson II, 31st Governor of Illinois Geography Mettawa is located at (42.243972, -87.917909). According to the 2010 census, Mettawa has a total area of , of which (or 98.52%) is land and (or 1.48%) is water. Demographics 2020 census 2000 Census As of the census of 2000, there were 367 people, 135 households, and 108 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 141 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.64% White, 2.45% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population. There were 135 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was