Editing Mazon, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mazon
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| image_caption = The former Santa Fe [[Mazon Station|station]] in Mazon
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| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy]]
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| established_title = Founded
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Jeffrey A. Marques (April 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor & Village Council |website=Village of Mazon |url=https://villageofmazon.org/mayor-and-village-council |access-date=May 16, 2024 }}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 1.58
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.61
| area_land_km2 = 1.56
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.60
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| elevation_ft = 587
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| population_total = 979
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| population_density_km2 = 628.06
| population_density_sq_mi = 1626.25
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| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
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| postal_code = 60444
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| area_codes = [[Area codes 815 and 779|815 and 779]]
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| blank_info = 17-47787
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'''Mazon''' ([[Help:IPA/English|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/]])<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Pronunciation Guide - Mazon |website=[[University of Illinois]] |url=http://publish.illinois.edu/pronunciation-guide/files/2019/02/Mazon.mp3 |format=MP3 audio }}</ref> is a village in [[Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois|Mazon Township]], [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The name derives from the Potawatomi word for "nettles"<ref>{{Cite web |last=GrundyILGW |title=History of Mazon Illinois |url=https://grundy-ilgw.genealogyvillage.com/history/mazontwp.php |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Grundy County ILGenWeb |language=en-US}}</ref> (mzan).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Potawatomi Language Dictionary - View Word |url=http://potawatomidictionary.com/Dictionary/Word/4747 |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=potawatomidictionary.com}}</ref> The population was 979 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1747787 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Illinois' [[State Fossil]], the unique and bizarre [[Tully Monster]] was first found in nearby [[Mazon Creek]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/mazon_creek/index.html|title=ISM-Mazon Creek Fossil Exhibit}}</ref> Mazon was formerly served by the [[Santa Fe railway]] at the [[Mazon Depot]]. It was established in 1876.

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mazon has a total area of {{convert|0.61|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.60|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.01%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.99%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1900= 447
|1910= 471
|1920= 442
|1930= 526
|1940= 512
|1950= 586
|1960= 683
|1970= 727
|1980= 828
|1990= 764
|2000= 904
|2010= 1015
|2020= 979
|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 name=":0" /> there were 979 people, 477 households, and 332 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,610.20|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 401 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|659.54|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.54% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.21% of the population.

There were 477 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 2.31% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 26.21% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.42% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 2.56.

The village's age distribution consisted of 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,966, and the median income for a family was $73,875. Males had a median income of $60,685 versus $33,906 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $32,776. About 2.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Notes and references==
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{{Grundy County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Grundy County, Illinois]]
[[Category:1876 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]