Editing Momence, Illinois

{{redirect|Momence|another place|Momence Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska}}
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[[File:Momence Illinois downtown.JPG|thumb|right|Downtown of Momence]]
'''Momence''' is a city in [[Momence Township, Kankakee County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 3,171 at the 2000 census, and 3,310 in 2010. It is part of the [[Kankakee, Illinois|Kankakee]]&ndash;[[Bradley, Illinois|Bradley]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
[[Image:Kankakee River at Momence.jpg|thumb|Fishing on the [[Kankakee River]] at Momence.]]

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Momence has a total area of {{convert|1.627|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 94.04%) is land and {{convert|0.097|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 5.96%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1749893
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085753/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1749893
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1037
|1890= 1635
|1900= 2026
|1910= 2201
|1920= 2218
|1930= 2236
|1940= 2425
|1950= 2644
|1960= 2949
|1970= 2836
|1980= 3297
|1990= 2968
|2000= 3171
|2010= 3310
|2020= 3117
|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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,171 people, 1,159 households, and 784 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,316.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,223 housing units at an average density of {{convert|893.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.38% of the population.

There were 1,159 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,898, and the median income for a family was $45,379. Males had a median income of $31,741 versus $23,711 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,836. About 5.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
First known as "Lower Crossing", Momence was named after a local [[Potawatomi]], Isadore Moness.  Momence was first [[plat]]ted by Dr. Hiram Todd in 1846.<ref>Houde, Mary Jean; John Klasey (1968) ''Of the People, a Popular History of Kankakee County'', General Printing Co, Chicago, p. 30.</ref> It is located on the [[Kankakee River]]. In July, 1893, a crew paid for by an appropriation from the neighboring State of Indiana cut a shallow channel not quite a meter deep through a [[limestone]] ledge running just east of Momence, which had for millennia partially blocked and restricted the flow of the Kankakee River, making up to that point the [[Grand Kankakee Marsh]], then the nation's largest inland [[wetland]], possible. The increased river flow, while doing little for the citizens of Illinois, drained thousands of acres of Indiana wetlands, permitting them to be profitably farmed, while destroying most of the Marsh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/a58e16dd606c4d72ba9dba304ba8cdb8|title = Looking Back: Murdering the Grand Kankakee Marsh|website = [[Associated Press]]|date = 23 February 2019}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[SHOW Bus]] provides bus service between Momence and Kankakee on weekdays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.showbusonline.org/KankakeeLSS.html|title=SHOW Bus Kankakee Limited Stop|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Jeremy Michael Boorda]], [[Admiral (United States)|U.S. Navy Admiral]] and first American sailor to have risen through the enlisted ranks to become the [[Chief of Naval Operations]]. He was raised in Momence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiner|first=Tim|date=May 17, 1996|title=Jeremy M. Boorda, 57; Rose Through Ranks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/17/us/jeremy-m-boorda-57-rose-through-ranks.html?pagewanted=1|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|location=[[New York, New York]]|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Don Bacon]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing [[Nebraska's 2nd congressional district]]. He was raised in Momence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tysver|first=Robynn|date=April 26, 2016|title=Don Bacon is a 'fresh face' in politics but hardly a political neophyte|newspaper=[[Omaha World-Herald]]|location=[[Omaha, Nebraska]]}}</ref>
* [[Eddie Condon]], jazz musician. He was raised in Momence until moving to [[Chicago Heights, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenney|first=William H.|date=October 27, 1994|title=Chicago Jazz: A Cultural History, 1904-1930|url=https://archive.org/details/chicagojazzcultu00kenn_0|url-access=registration|location=[[New York City]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=0195357787}}</ref>
* [[William Crook (politician)|William Crook]] (1925–1997), preacher turned politician, national director of the [[Volunteers in Service to America]] (VISTA) program and US Ambassador to Australia<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/31/us/william-crook-72-ambassador-to-australia-and-johnson-aide.html|title=William Crook, 72, Ambassador To Australia and Johnson Aide|date=31 October 1997|website=The New York Times|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Orbert Davis]], jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He was raised in Momence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Krenek|first=Jon|date=January 26, 2015|title=A Momence ambassador in Cuba|newspaper=[[Daily Journal (Illinois)|Daily Journal]]|location=[[Kankakee, Illinois]]}}</ref>
* [[Janet Hubert]], actress. She appeared in the original Broadway cast of ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' and played Vivian Banks in [[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]] during the first three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 7, 2011|title=Momence City Council: Monday, March 7, 2011 Council Meeting|url=http://cityofmomence.com/minutes/110307_City_Council_Meeting_Minutes.pdf|publisher=City of Momence|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hubert|first=Janet|title=Janet Hubert Biography|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399494/bio|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref> 
* [[Ted Petersen]], [[offensive lineman]] for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (1977–1983; 1987), [[Cleveland Browns]] (1984) and [[Indianapolis Colts]] (1984).<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Super Bowl rings saved from ex-Steeler Ted Petersen's burning home|url=http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2011/04/super_bowl_rings_saved_from_ex.html|newspaper=[[Associated Press]]|location=[[New York City]]|date=April 25, 2011|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Malcolm Ross (balloonist)|Malcolm Ross]], United States Naval Reserve captain, atmospheric scientist, and balloonist. He was born in Momence, but raised in [[West Lafayette, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Jodie Steelman|last2=Winfrey|first2=Emily Griffin|last3=McDole|first3=Rebecca|year=2012|title=Hidden History of Montgomery County, Indiana|chapter=The Highest Achiever of Linden High School|pages=13–14|publisher=[[The History Press]]|location=[[Stroud|Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK]]|isbn=978-1609495220}}</ref>
* [[John D. Zeglis]], president of [[American Telephone & Telegraph|AT&T]] and the chairman and C.E.O. of [[AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.|AT&T Wireless]].<ref>{{cite web|date=Summer 1999|title=John Zeglis: A Standout|url=http://www.business.uiuc.edu/insight/summer99/|access-date=May 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614142104/http://www.business.uiuc.edu/insight/summer99/|archive-date=June 14, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Pop culture==
* Downtown Momence served as a setting for scenes in the 2002 movie, ''[[Road to Perdition]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Road To Perdition |url=https://www.itsfilmedthere.com/2012/06/road-to-perdition.html?m=1 |access-date=2024-12-18 |language=en}}</ref>
* Momence's downtown and neighborhood also served as the setting for the fourth season of “[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]”, starring [[Chris Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=cbreach@daily-journal.com  {{!}} 815-937-3316 |first=Chris Breach {{!}} |date=2020-09-25 |title=Season 4 of 'Fargo,' featuring Momence, begins Sunday |url=https://daily-journal.com/news/local/season-4-of-fargo-featuring-momence-begins-sunday/article_2743934c-feac-11ea-86d8-8f08f093301c.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Daily Journal |language=en}}</ref>
* Significant filming location in the upcoming third season of Netflix's [[Monster (American TV series)|Monster]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-13 |title=Popular true crime Netflix show filming in Kankakee Co. |url=https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/popular-true-crime-netflix-show-filming-in-kankakee-co/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=WCIA.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://cityofmomence.com/ City of Momence]

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