of town. The Timber Lake Playhouse, the oldest semiprofessional summer stock theater company in Illinois, is located southeast of Mount Carroll. The Mount Carroll post office contains an oil on canvas mural, Rural Scene - Wakarusa Valley, painted by Irene Bianucci in 1941. Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 1,479 people, 667 households, and 403 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 812 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.20% White, 0.34% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.84% of the population. There were 667 households, out of which 38.68% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.43% were married couples living together, 12.14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.58% were non-families. 36.13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.09% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.12. The city's age distribution consisted of 19.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $54,821, and the median income for a family was $62,788. Males had a median income of $42,396 versus $30,387 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,966. About 6.0% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Samuel James Campbell, banker and philanthropist, born in Mount Carroll. Felix A. Kremer, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, born in Mount Carroll. John L. Griffith, college coach, first commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. Howard Kyle (née Vandergrift), noted actor, Union School class of 1879 valedictorian. Suzanna W. Miles, archaeologist,