Lake of the Woods, Peoria County, Illinois

Lake of the Woods Estates is a subdivision of approximately 400 in Peoria County, Illinois.

The center of the neighborhood is a man-made lake covering approximately 40 acres (160,000 m2).

Created by real estate developer Harold Jenn in the 1960s, Lake of the Woods Estates was at the beginning of a decades-long population shift towards the north in Peoria, a trend that continues today.

The subdivision lies within Medina Township, which supplies most of the governmental services.

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Map of Illinois highlighting Peoria County