Editing Monee, Illinois

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'''Monee''' is a village in [[Will County, Illinois|Will County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], It is a south suburb of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. The population was 5,128 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Monee_village,_Illinois?g=1600000US1749945 |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The village is named for Marie LeFevre Bailly, the wife of fur trader [[Joseph Bailly]], "Monee" being an indigenous-accented pronunciation of "Marie."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Village History |url=https://villageofmonee.org/173/Village-History |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=Village of Monee}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA211|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=211}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marie LeFevere Bailly |url=https://www.nps.gov/people/marie-bailly.htm |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=U.S. National Park Service |language=en}}</ref>

Monee was "on the north edge" of the [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 25–June 1, 1917#May 26 event|Cyclone of 1917]], which damaged trees and structures. Monee's lumberyard supplied materials to rebuild the 67 structures in neighboring [[Green Garden Township, Will County, Illinois|Green Garden]] and [[Monee Township, Will County, Illinois|Monee Township]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Milne |first=Muriel Muller |title=Our roots are deep : a history of Monee, Illinois |year=1973 |pages=244–251}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2020 census, Monee has a total area of {{convert|4.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Monee village, Illinois; United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/moneevillageillinois,US/LND110220 |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 598
|1880= 503
|1890= 445
|1900= 462
|1910= 411
|1920= 395
|1930= 383
|1940= 427
|1950= 554
|1960= 646
|1970= 940
|1980= 993
|1990= 1044
|2000= 2924
|2010= 5148
|2020= 5128
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,939 people, 1,204 households, and 872 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|243.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 21,271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|410.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.04% of the population.

There were 1,204 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,625, and the median income for a family was $64,960. Males had a median income of $46,604 versus $33,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $27,687. About 2.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
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The village of Monee falls within the [[Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201U|Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U]].  Monee Elementary is located in the village.

==Notable people==
* [[Tony Zych]], Major League Baseball pitcher for [[New York Yankees]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.villageofmonee.org/ Monee official website]

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[[Category:Villages in Will County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]