Afolkey is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County

Stephenson County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,979 people, 19,785 households, and 13,473 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile . There were 21,713 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Illinois

Illinois

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, United States

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. Afolkey is 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Orangeville

Orangeville, Illinois

Orangeville is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 793 at the 2010 census, up from 751 at the 2000 census. The area's earliest white settlers arrived in 1833 and the village was platted in 1851 by John Bower, who is considered the village founder. In 1867...

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Education

Afolkey is in the Orangeville Community Unit School District which serves students in grades Kindergarten-12th grade. High School Students in grades 9-12 attend Orangeville High School

Orangeville High School

Orangeville High School is a public four year high school located at 201 Orange St in Orangeville, Illinois, a village in Stephenson County, Illinois...

. Students in grades 7-8 attend Orangeville Jr High School which is combined in the same building as the high school. Elementary students in grades K-6 attend Orangeville Elementary School.

Business

Afolkey is home to Berner Foods Processing Plant, commonly referred to as the "Cheese Factory" because it was previously a cheese factory and many local dairy farmers sold their milk there.

Culture

Afolkey Grace Evangelical Congregational Church, and Bethel/Afolkey United Methodist Church call Afolkey home. Both churches meet on Sunday mornings and Afolkey Grace holds a youth group for teens in grades 7-12.

Geography

The center of Afolkey is located at the crossroad of Factory road and Afolkey road. Fountain Creek runs through the east end of town. Corn and soybeans surround Afolkey and it commonly has tractor and combine traffic flowing down the street in the middle of town.