Editing Genoa, Illinois

{{Distinguish|Chenoa, Illinois|Genoa Township, DeKalb County, Illinois}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = City of Genoa, Illinois
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|map_caption            = Location of Genoa in DeKalb County, Illinois.
|subdivision_type       = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name       = United States
|subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Illinois]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[List of counties in Illinois|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[DeKalb County, Illinois|DeKalb]]
|leader_title           = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name            = Jonathon Brust
|established_title      = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date       = 1876
|area_total_sq_mi        = 2.64
|population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total       = 5298
|population_density_km2     = 789.67
|population_density_sq_mi = 2045.56
|timezone               = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
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|utc_offset_DST         = -5
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 60135<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/60135|title=Genoa IL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                       = [[Area codes 815 and 779|815 and 779]]
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|website                = [http://www.genoa-il.com www.genoa-il.com]
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 17-28898
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 6.85
|area_land_km2 = 6.71
|area_water_km2 = 0.14
|area_land_sq_mi = 2.59
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}}

'''Genoa''' is a city in the north-east corner of [[DeKalb County, Illinois|DeKalb County]], [[Illinois]], United States. It is located on the historic [[Galena-Chicago trail|Galena-Chicago]] stagecoach route. At the 2020 census the city had a population of 5,298, up from 5,193 in 2010.

==History==
Genoa was settled as early as 1835 by [[Thomas Madison (settler)|Thomas Madison]], an [[American Revolutionary War]] soldier from [[Ashtabula County, Ohio]]. He named Genoa after a [[Genoa, New York|town of the same name]] in [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n135 136]}}</ref>  Genoa was incorporated as a [[village]] in 1876 and as a city on September 9, 1911.

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Genoa has a total area of {{convert|2.655|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.6|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 97.93%) is land and {{convert|0.055|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 2.07%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1728898
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084311/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1728898
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 449
|1890= 634
|1900= 1140
|1910= 1257
|1920= 1228
|1930= 1168
|1940= 1290
|1950= 1690
|1960= 2330
|1970= 3003
|1980= 3276
|1990= 3083
|2000= 4169
|2010= 5193
|2020= 5298
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1728898 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 5,298 people, 1,919 households, and 1,251 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|2,003.78|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 1,993 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|753.78|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.91% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.72% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 12.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18.89% of the population.

There were 1,919 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 6.72% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.81% were non-families. 28.87% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.76% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 2.65.

The city's age distribution consisted of 18.9% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $72,795, and the median income for a family was $78,625. Males had a median income of $49,523 versus $28,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $31,563. About 6.8% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Genoa is governed by a [[mayor]] and eight-member [[City Council]]. The city is divided into four [[Ward (politics)|wards]], with two [[aldermen]] representing each ward. The mayor and aldermen serve four-year terms. The terms of the City Council are staggered such that one alderman from each ward is elected every two years.

===City Council Members===
''Term expiration indicated in parentheses''
* Mayor:  Jonathon Brust (2025)
* Ward 1: Christopher Pulley (2025)
* Ward 1: Pam Wesner (2027)
* Ward 2: Melissa Freund (2025)
* Ward 2: Walter Stage (2027)
* Ward 3: Kendra Brahen (2027)
* Ward 3: Courtney Winter (2025)
* Ward 4: Gary Roca (2027)
* Ward 4: Gregg Hughes (2025)

A [[City Clerk]] is also elected [[Plurality voting|at-large]] and serves a four-year term.  The current city clerk is Becca Stevenson, whose term expires in 2025.

==Education==
Genoa is part of the Genoa-Kingston (GK) School District with nearby village [[Kingston, Illinois|Kingston]]. The district has four Public Schools: Kingston Elementary School (Grades K-2), Genoa Elementary School (Grades 3–5), Genoa-Kingston Middle School (Grades 6–8) and [[Genoa-Kingston High School]] (Grades 9–12). The school district's mascot is a “Cog”, and the school sports teams are the G-K Cogs (Acronym for Community of Genoa Sports) with the colors being royal blue and orange.

=== Sports ===
Girls athletics include basketball, cheer leading, cross country, dance team, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. 
Boys athletics include football, baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track and field, and wrestling. The town has three state championships to its name: the football team in 1977, the girls track team in 1989, and the girls volleyball team in 2022. Genoa-Kingston High School competes in the [[Big Northern Conference]] (BNC), while Genoa-Kingston Middle School competes in the [[Mid-Northern Conference]] (MNC).

==Notable person==
*[[Edward D. Shurtleff]], Illinois state legislator and jurist, was born in Genoa.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1909,' Biographical Sketch of Edward D. Shurtleff, pg. 202</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.genoa-il.com/ City website]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/il/dek-genoa.htm History of Genoa, Illinois]

{{DeKalb County, Illinois}}
{{Geographic location
|Center=Genoa
|North=[[Marengo, Illinois|Marengo]]
|Northeast=[[Union, Illinois|Union]]
|East=[[Hampshire, Illinois|Hampshire]]
|Southeast=[[Burlington, Illinois|Burlington]]
|South=[[Sycamore, Illinois|Sycamore]]
|Southwest=[[Clare, Illinois|Clare]]
|West=[[Kingston, Illinois|Kingston]]
|Northwest=[[Garden Prairie, Illinois|Garden Prairie]]
}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in DeKalb County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1835]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]