Editing Plano, Illinois

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'''Plano''' is a city near [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]] in [[Kendall County, Illinois]], United States, with a population of 11,847 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Chicago metropolitan area]], being about 55 miles (90&nbsp;km) from Chicago. The city was home to the Plano Harvester Company in the late 19th century, as well as the Plano Molding Company more recently. In 2011, downtown Plano was used as a set for [[Man of Steel (film)|''Man of Steel'']].

==History==
[[File:Plano Binder.png|thumb|The Plano Binder produced by the Plano Manufacturing Company|left]]
In the early 1860s, the [[Marsh, Steward & Company|Marsh brothers]] began producing their Marsh [[Reaper|Harvester]] in Plano. From 1863 to the beginning of the twentieth century the Plano Manufacturing Company, as it became known, provided the foundation for Plano's development.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dickson|first1=Elmer|title=Story of Harvester, Which Made Plano Famous|url=http://kendallkin.org/county-history/town-histories/plano/harvester-story-1908.html|access-date=31 July 2014|work=Kendall County News|date=17 June 1908}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Ardrey|first1=Robert L.|title=American Agricultural Implements: A Review of Invention and Development in the Agricultural Implement Industry of the United States|publisher=Published by the author.|date=1894|location=Chicago|isbn=1-112-32700-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/americanagricul00ardrgoog/page/n201 196]–199|url=https://archive.org/details/americanagricul00ardrgoog|access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref> Because of this, [[Plano High School (Illinois)|Plano High School]] has adopted the ''reaper'' as its mascot.

Plano was the one-time headquarters for the [[Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]].  [[Joseph Smith III]], son of slain LDS movement founder [[Joseph Smith|Joseph Smith Jr.]], moved to Plano in 1866 and ran the church's printing operation from there.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Plano Stone Church |url=http://cityofplanoil.com/history/stonechurch.html |work=Plano's Rich History|publisher=City of Plano, Illinois|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>  As the schism with the Utah branch of the Latter Day Saints deepened, he moved with the church headquarters to [[Lamoni, Iowa]] in 1880 to be closer to what the Community of Christ believed to be the true church headquarters at [[Temple Lot]] in Missouri rather than in Utah.<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Charles Miller|title=THE LAMONI YEARS: 1881–1906|url=http://www.welcometobibleverses.org/my_articles/Charles_book_phd/Chapter7/Chapter7rev2.htm|work=JOSEPH SMITH III AND THE MORMONS OF UTAH|publisher=Welcome To Bible Verses|access-date=4 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327235100/http://www.welcometobibleverses.org/my_articles/Charles_book_phd/Chapter7/Chapter7rev2.htm|archive-date=27 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Community development has been centered around a strong agricultural setting, with the only inhabitants of the area before its incorporation being the owners of [[Gristmill|grist mills]].<ref name=prh1>{{cite web|title=Plano's Rich History; Main Page|url=http://www.cityofplanoil.com/history.html|work=Plano's Rich History|publisher=City of Plano, IL|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> This development was supported by the city's location along [[US Route 34]] and the ''[[Illinois Zephyr]]'' [[Amtrak]] passenger rail service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plano, IL (PLO)|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=am2Station&pagename=am%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&cid=1237405734891|work=AMTRAK Stations list|publisher=Amtrak|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref>

The Plano Molding Company, manufacturer of fishing tackle equipment as well as other plastic domestic containment units, has its headquarters in Plano.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plano Molding -- Contact Us|url=http://www.planomolding.com/contact.php|work=Plano Molding Official Website|publisher=Plano Molding|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> Both of its original factories within Plano are still in operation, but the main bulk of production is now in nearby cities [[Sandwich, Illinois|Sandwich]] and [[Mendota, Illinois|Mendota]].

Plano and Sandwich have developed a sibling-like relationship. Both deeply agricultural cities are situated along a major trading route and [[BNSF Railway|rail artery]]. The two cities' high schools have developed a rivalry that has become known to the local press as the "War on 34",<ref>{{cite web |last=Lidinsky|first=Bill|title=Sandwich Stands Tall in Rivalry Match Up |url=http://www.northernillinoissportsbeat.com/2011fall/gamers/sandwichfbvplano_BL.html |work=Northern Illinois Sports Beat|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Armstrong|first=Rick|title=Sandwich edges Plano in 'War on 34'|url=http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/sports/8093454-419/sandwich-edges-plano-in-war-on-34.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203082006/http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/sports/8093454-419/sandwich-edges-plano-in-war-on-34.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|work=The Beacon-News|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> due to their location along US Route 34.

In the early twenty-first century, multiple new housing developments were constructed in Plano. Due to the following [[Great Recession|economic downturn]], however, many of the houses in both the new developments and older parts of town have experienced foreclosures. Nonetheless, [[Waubonsee Community College]] opened a satellite campus in Plano in late 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vergara|first=Rowena|title=WCC's Plano campus opens Nov. 1|url=http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/1983367-418/campus-plano-waubonsee-college-nov.html|work=The Beacon-News|publisher=The Chicago Sun-times|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref>

In the summer of 2011, the City of Plano was used for exterior filming for the Superman movie, ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Proclamation Smallville - 2011|url=http://www.cityofplanoil.com/zoning/SKMBT_C45111091315280.pdf|work=City of Plano Zoning|access-date=31 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322202555/http://www.cityofplanoil.com/zoning/SKMBT_C45111091315280.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Various farms around the city were also used with one being used for the Kent family farm, and the downtown area was remodeled and turned into a set for downtown Smallville.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeSaulnier|first=Jordan|title=NEW 'MAN OF STEEL' SET PHOTOS: ACTION GALORE AND CLARK KENT IN PLAID|url=http://www.iamrogue.com/news/movie-news/item/4677-new-man-of-steel-set-photos-action-galore-and-clark-kent-in-plaid.html|work=i am ROGUE|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> Other areas used for filming were nearby, and part of [[Illinois Route 56|IL 56]], north of [[Sugar Grove, Illinois|Sugar Grove]] was shut down for two days for filming despite being closed for "Road Repair".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110727/news/707279886/|title=Superman movie to film in Sugar Grove|last=Sarkauskas|first=Susan|date=2011-07-27|website=Daily Herald|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref> Plano declared itself Smallville during the filming.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofplanoil.com/zoning/SKMBT_C45111091315280.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322202555/http://www.cityofplanoil.com/zoning/SKMBT_C45111091315280.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Signs have been erected at either end of town, as well as on the end of one building on Main Street,<ref>{{cite web|last=D200DX|title=Welcome to Smallville (mural) (photo)|url=https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/68280617|work=Panoramio|access-date=29 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031633/https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/68280617|archive-date=6 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> proclaiming a similar declaration. Additionally, a "Smallville Superfest" was organized the following summer, and has since been held annually in August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smallvillesuperfest.com/|title=Smallvillesuperfest.com|website=Smallvillesuperfest.com}}</ref>

===The Farnsworth House===
{{Main|Farnsworth House}}
[[File:Farnsworth House (5923833310).jpg|thumb|left|The Farnsworth House in July 2011]]
Master Architect [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]] had worked on a retreat for Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a doctor from Chicago, whose complicated relationship with the architect soured the project. Cost overruns as well as questions on the house's actual usefulness led to a lawsuit between the two parties, with van der Rohe winning the suit.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberger|first=Paul|title=Farnsworth: The Lightness of Being |url=http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2004/july-august/ja04feature2.html |work=Preservation Magazine|access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref>  In later years, the County Board decided to buy some of Farnsworth's land in order to straighten Fox River Drive (Ben Street in Plano), which would need a new bridge as well. Farnsworth pleaded her case to the County Board, citing evidence that the Board would be doing construction on an old Indian Site, but to no avail.  The road was straightened and the new bridge built; however, to this day, the old bridge piers are still visible.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography of Dr. Edith Farnsworth |url=http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/pdf/staff/Chapter%203C%20-%20Biography%20of%20Farnsworth.pdf |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> Around the same time, [[Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area|Silver Springs State Park and Wildlife Area]] was designated, down the road and across the river from [[Farnsworth House|Farnsworth's house]], forever protecting the land from development.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Springs History |url=http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r2/silversp.htm |publisher=IDNR |access-date=6 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519080207/http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/R2/SILVERSP.HTM |archive-date=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  
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==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Plano has a total area of {{convert|7.503|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.43%) is land and {{convert|0.043|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.57%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1760352|title=G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1|access-date=2015-12-27|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065454/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1760352|archive-date=2020-02-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1782
|1890= 1825
|1900= 1684
|1910= 1627
|1920= 1473
|1930= 1785
|1940= 1930
|1950= 2154
|1960= 3343
|1970= 4664
|1980= 4875
|1990= 5104
|2000= 5633
|2010= 10856
|2020= 11847
|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="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 10,856 people, 3,549 households, and 2,656 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{Pop density|10856|3.6|sqmi|km2}}. There were 3,886 housing units at an average density of {{Pop density|3886|3.6|sqmi|km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 74.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 31.2% of the population.

There were 3,549 households, from which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 56.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families; 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.54.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% age 65 years or older. The median age was 29.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,132, and the median income for a family was $62,438. Males had a median income of $49,164 versus $37,933 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,336. About 4.9% of families and 6.94% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
=== Media ===
{{Main|WSPY-FM|WLPD-LP|WLPD-CD|WDYS (AM)|l4=WSPY-AM}}
In 1974, Plano residents Larry and Pam Nelson founded Nelson Multimedia, Inc. Its first radio station was [[WSPY-FM|107.1 WSPY-FM]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Anonymous|title=WSPY-FM IL PLANO USA|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSPY|work=FM Query Results|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> WSPY-FM broadcasts an [[Adult Contemporary|adult contemporary]] format, while its sister station [[WDYS (AM)|1480 WDYS]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Anonymous|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=69700|title=WSPY IL GENEVA USA|work=AM Query Results|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref>  (which is licensed in nearby [[Geneva, Illinois|Geneva]], but is broadcast out of Plano) broadcasts an [[adult standards]] format. WSPY-FM also covers local sports and news.

In addition to the AM and FM stations, Nelson Multimedia's Plano broadcast center also broadcasts a low-power television station, [[WLPD-CD|WSPY-TV]] on analog channel 30<ref>{{cite web|last=Anonymous|title=WSPY-LP IL PLANO USA|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WLPD-LP|work=TV Query Results|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> and digital channel 35.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anonymous|title=WSPY-CD IL PLANO USA|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WLPD-CD|work=TV Query Results|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> WSPY-TV currently broadcasts local events, such as sports, city council meetings, and musical events.

Plano news is covered by local newspapers, including:

* The ''Plano Record''<ref>[http://www.kendallcountyrecord.com/aboutus.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217030649/http://www.kendallcountyrecord.com/aboutus.html|date=2013-02-17}} (the ''Plano Record'' is published by the same company as the ''Kendall County Record.'')</ref>
* The ''Kendall County Record''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kendallcountyrecord.com/ |title=The ''Kendall County Record'' |access-date=2013-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605053511/http://kendallcountyrecord.com/ |archive-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''Valley Life'' (formerly the ''Valley Free Press'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.midweeknews.com/|title=Local News DeKalb, Illinois|website=www.midweeknews.com}}</ref>
* The ''Beacon-News'' <ref>[http://beaconnews.suntimes.com The ''Beacon-News'']</ref>

===Film===
Plano has been the home of at least two films, the most recent being the [[Superman]] film, [[Man of Steel (film)|''Man of Steel'']], where downtown Plano was a stand-in for Superman's hometown of [[Smallville, Kansas]].  The other film was ''Witless Protection'', a film starring Jennie McCarthy and [[Larry the Cable Guy]], which used the area around Plano as the site of Larry's character's hometown, and the Plano Train Station stood in for the Town Hall and Jail.

Plano was also the filming location for the music video for "[[Nowadays (song)|Nowadays]]" by Lil Skies and Landon Cube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_colebennett_/status/969403370149736448?lang=en|title=do any plano high school kids wanna skip school tmrw to be in a lil skies video I Need like 15-20 kids|first=Cole|last=Bennett|date=March 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7765472/|title=Lil Skies Feat. Landon Cube: Nowadays|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/03/cole-bennett-fought-schoolboard-paid-out-of-pocket-lil-skies-nowadays-video|title=Cole Bennett Shares Story About Fighting to Release Lil Skies' "Nowadays" Video|website=Complex}}</ref>

==Education==
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Plano is served by Plano C.U.S.D. 88. The district consists of three elementary schools, P.H. Miller Elementary offers Pre-K-1st grade, Centennial Elementary offers 2nd and 3rd grade, and Emily G Johns Elementary which offers 4th-6th grade, as well as Plano Middle School, and [[Plano High School (Illinois)|Plano High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://illinois.hometownlocator.com/schools/profiles,n,plano%20high%20school,z,60545,t,pb,i,1039114.cfm|title = Plano High School - School Profile}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Arthur E. Andersen]], founder of the [[Arthur Andersen|Arthur Andersen accounting firm]]; born in Plano (1885)<ref>{{cite web|title=Arthur Edward Andersen|url=http://fisher.osu.edu/departments/accounting-and-mis/the-accounting-hall-of-fame/membership-in-hall/arthur-edward-andersen/|work=Fisher College of Business: The Accounting Hall of Fame|publisher=Ohio State University|access-date=11 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219022839/http://fisher.osu.edu/departments/accounting-and-mis/the-accounting-hall-of-fame/membership-in-hall/arthur-edward-andersen|archive-date=19 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Cole Bennett]], founder of Lyrical Lemonade, grew up in Plano
* [[William Deering]], businessman and philanthropist; moved to Plano in 1850<ref>{{cite book|last=Conant|first=Luther|title=The International Harvester Co.|date=Mar 3, 1913|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor: Bureau of Corporations|page=47|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m8YxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA47}}</ref>
* [[Harry J. Haiselden]], surgeon; born in Plano (1870)<ref name="Dowbiggin2003">{{cite book|author=Ian Robert Dowbiggin|title=A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America|url=https://archive.org/details/mercifulendeutha00dowb_0|url-access=registration|access-date=11 June 2012|date=9 January 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-515443-6|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mercifulendeutha00dowb_0/page/23 23]–}}</ref>
*[[Dennis Hastert]], former U.S. Speaker of the House, and convicted felon, lives in Plano<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/83742458-132.html|title=Dennis Hastert leaves house in Plano|website=sun-sentinel.com}}</ref>
* [[Trey Kerby]], basketball blogger and NBA TV host; grew up in Plano<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nbatv|title=NBA TV &#124; NBA.com|website=www.nba.com}}</ref>
* [[Lewis M. Long]], U.S. congressman; attended Plano High School<ref>{{cite web|title=Lewis, Long Marshall|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000424|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref>
* [[Eduardo Lucero]], fashion designer; lived in Plano from age 7 to 17<ref>{{cite web|title=Eduardo Lucero|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/eduardo-lucero/|work=Fashion Model Directory - Designers|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref>
*[[Lewis Steward]], Plano town founder, U.S. congressman; businessman and philanthropist; Co-founder of [[Marsh, Steward & Company]];<ref>{{cite web|title=Steward, Marsh|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000897|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Chicago|Illinois}}
* [[Albert H. Sears House]]
* [[Farnsworth House (Plano, Illinois)]]
* [[Plano (Amtrak station)]]
* [[Plano Hotel]]
* [[Plano Stone Church]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cityofplanoil.com/ City of Plano, Illinois]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Plano, Illinois
|North     = [[Kaneville, Illinois]]
|Northeast = [[Aurora, Illinois]]
|East      = [[Yorkville, Illinois]]
|Southeast = [[Plainfield, Illinois]]
|South     = [[Millbrook, Illinois]]
|Southwest = [[Sheridan, Illinois]]
|West      = [[Sandwich, Illinois]]
|Northwest = [[Hinckley, Illinois]]
}}
{{Kendall County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Plano, Illinois| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]
[[Category:Cities in Kendall County, Illinois]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Illinois]]