Cary, Illinois

== History == In 1841, William Dennison Cary purchased 82 acres (33 ha) for $1.25 an acre at the location of the current town and built a farm.

In 1856, Cary included a train station for the Illinois & Wisconsin Railway which connected Cary to Chicago and Janesville.

The site was approved and a post office was added with the designation "Cary Station." The community around Cary Station was incorporated in 1893 as Cary, Illinois.

== Popular culture == The interior of the bed and breakfast room that Bill Murray's character stays in, in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, was built in a warehouse in Cary.

14) parallels the railroad right-of-way, which has been the Union Pacific Northwest Metra line since the Union Pacific merged with the Chicago & North Western in 1995.

Students from the class of 2004 were featured in the MTV show High School Stories.

Suzanne Evenson of Cary was featured on HGTV's show House Hunters International on December 8, 2010, showcasing her family's move from Cary to Dubai.

In the summer of 2016, Burger King opened its first-ever drive-thru-only restaurant in Cary.

A Cary resident, Chris Rudolph, was a contestant on TLC's "Spouse House," airing in July 2017.

== Demographics == The population of Cary was 17,826 as of 2020.