Editing Minooka, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Minooka, Illinois
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| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_skyline = Illinois Traction System Minooka Passenger Station.jpg
| image_caption = CO&P rail station (1986)
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| motto = "A nice place to call home"
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| image_map = File:Will County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Minooka Highlighted.svg
| map_caption = Location of Minooka in Will County, Illinois
| image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg
| map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
| subdivision_type2 = Counties
| subdivision_name2 = [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy]], [[Kendall County, Illinois|Kendall]], [[Will County, Illinois|Will]]
| subdivision_type3 = Townships
| subdivision_name3 = [[Aux Sable Township, Grundy County, Illinois|Aux Sable]], [[Seward Township, Kendall County, Illinois|Seward]], [[Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois|Channahon]]
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1869
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ric Offerman 
| leader_title1 = Village president
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| 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 = 24.55
| area_total_sq_mi = 9.48
| area_land_km2 = 24.36
| area_land_sq_mi = 9.40
| area_water_km2 = 0.19
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.07
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| elevation_ft = 597
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total = 12758
| population_density_km2 = 523.75
| population_density_sq_mi = 1356.51
| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 60447
| area_codes = [[Area codes 815 and 779|815 & 779]]
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| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 17-49607
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| blank1_info = 2399376<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399376}}</ref>
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'''Minooka''' is a [[village (Illinois)|village]] in [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy]], [[Kendall County, Illinois|Kendall]], and [[Will County, Illinois|Will]] counties, [[Illinois]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb| title=Minooka, Illinois| work=TIGERweb| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1749607 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the [[Chicago metropolitan area]].

==History==
Minooka was established as a place in 1852 when the railroad was built through this area. It was incorporated as a village in 1869.<ref>[https://grundy.illinoisgenweb.org/history/minooka.php Genweb page on Grundy County history]</ref> The name "Minooka" is derived from a Native American word meaning "maple forest" or "good earth".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gannett |first1=Henry |title=The origin of certain place names in the United States |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n209/mode/2up |publisher=Washington, Govt. Print. Off. |date=1905}}</ref>

The [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] served the town at [[Minooka Station]].

==Geography==
[[File:Minooka pasture 2008.jpg|left|thumb|Open fields near Minooka, Illinois]]
The center of the village is in the northeast corner of Grundy County. The village limits extend north into the southeast corner of Kendall County and east into Will County. The village is bordered to the east and south by the village of [[Channahon, Illinois|Channahon]].

[[Interstate 80]] passes through the north side of the village, with access from Exit 122. I-80 leads northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]] and west {{convert|45|mi}} to [[LaSalle, Illinois|LaSalle]]. [[Chicago Loop|Downtown Chicago]] is {{convert|48|mi}} northeast of Minooka via Interstates 80 and [[Interstate 55|55]]. [[U.S. Route 6]] runs along part of the southern border of Minooka; the highway leads east into the center of Channahon and southwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Morris, Illinois|Morris]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Minooka has a total area of {{convert|9.48|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|9.41|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.22%) is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.78%) 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> The [[DuPage River]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Des Plaines River]], forms part of the eastern boundary of the village.{{clear left}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 416
|1890= 360
|1900= 424
|1910= 361
|1920= 314
|1930= 346
|1940= 317
|1950= 369
|1960= 539
|1970= 768
|1980= 1565
|1990= 2561
|2000= 3971
|2010= 10924
|2020= 12758
|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 12,758 people, 3,685 households, and 2,913 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,345.92|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 4,110 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|433.59|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 80.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.65% of the population.

There were 3,685 households, out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.02% were married couples living together, 9.66% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.95% were non-families. 16.47% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.45% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 3.00.

The village's age distribution consisted of 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $97,097, and the median income for a family was $100,097. Males had a median income of $62,403 versus $31,581 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $34,655. About 5.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 (elementary district) has a total of seven schools and serves nearly 4,000 students.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.min201.org
  |title=Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201
  |publisher=Minooka CCSD 201
  |access-date=May 11, 2014
}}</ref> Minooka Community High School District 111 has a campus for juniors and seniors and a newer campus for freshmen and sophomores.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Carlos Avery]], Minnesota newspaper publisher, politician, and conservationist
* [[Dale Coyne]], [[Indy Car]] team owner
* [[Sal Fasano]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Mike Foltynewicz]], [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Tanner Laczynski]], [[National Hockey League]] player
* [[Nick Offerman]], actor ([[Ron Swanson]] on ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.minooka.com Official website]
*[http://www.min201.org Minooka School District]

{{Grundy County, Illinois}}
{{Kendall County, Illinois}}
{{Will County, Illinois}}
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[[Category:Villages in Grundy County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Kendall County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Will County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1869]]
[[Category:1869 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]