Editing Mokena, Illinois (section)

==Etymology==

Mokena is a name apparently derived from a Native American language meaning "mud turtle".<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n210 211]}}</ref> While the particular language from which the name originates is not documented, likely candidates are [[Ojibwe language|Anishinaabemowin]], whose word for "snapping turtle" is ''mikinaak'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ojibwe People's Dictionary|url=https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mikinaak-na|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=ojibwe.lib.umn.edu}}</ref> and its close sister language [[Potawatomi language|Potawatomi]], in which the same animal is called ''mkenak''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Potawatomi Language Dictionary - View Word|url=https://potawatomidictionary.com/Dictionary/Word/4203|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=potawatomidictionary.com}}</ref> Both languages were once spoken in the area now occupied by the town.

Mokena is located at {{Coord|41|32|4|N|87|52|37|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the 2010 census, Mokena has an area of {{convert|8.893|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.89|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.97%) is land and {{convert|0.003|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.03%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1749854
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 19, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213041655/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1749854
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> It is bordered by [[Tinley Park, Illinois|Tinley Park]] to the northeast, [[Orland Park, Illinois|Orland Park]] to the north, [[Homer Glen, Illinois|Homer Glen]] to the northwest, [[Frankfort, Illinois|Frankfort]] to the south and [[New Lenox, Illinois|New Lenox]] to the west.