Editing Tonica, Illinois

{{Short description|Village in LaSalle County, Illinois}}
{{redirect|Tonica|the Native American tribes|Tunica people|the [[concealer moth]] genus|Tonica (moth)}}
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'''Tonica''' is a [[village (Illinois)|village]] in [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 749 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1775718 |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> down from 768 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1775718| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Tonica village, Illinois| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=January 3, 2020| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213152258/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1775718| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>  It is part of the [[Ottawa, Illinois|Ottawa]] [[Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Tonica was originally a small hamlet called Point Republic. The village was founded by Andrew West, the local agent for the [[Illinois Central Railroad]]. The tracks arrived May 23, 1853. Tonica was first incorporated on April 3, 1859, then reincorporated on August 16, 1873. The incorporation was certified on October 16, 1901.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Name Index to Illinois Local Governments |url=https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/localGovNameIndexSearch.do?county=LASALLE |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=apps.ilsos.gov}}</ref>

Tonica derives its name from the [[Tunica people]] that West learned about while growing up in New York State.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT48|title=Illinois Central Magazine|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|year=1922|page=43}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bluemer|first=R.G.|title=Rails Across the Heartland|publisher=Grand Village Press|year=2002|location=Granville, Illinois}}</ref> West likewise named many of the streets in the town after Native American tribes and people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.tonicavillage.com/history.html |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=Village of Tonica |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Tonica is located in western LaSalle County and [[Illinois Route 251]] passes through the center of the village, leading north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Peru, Illinois|Peru]] and south {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Wenona, Illinois|Wenona]]. [[Interstate 39]] passes through the west side of the village, with access from Exit 48 (N 20th Road). I-39 leads north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 80]] in [[LaSalle, Illinois|LaSalle]] and south {{convert|48|mi}} to [[Interstate 55]] at [[Normal, Illinois|Normal]].

According to the 2020 census, Tonica has a total area of {{convert|1.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1775718
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
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  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 504
|1890= 473
|1900= 497
|1910= 483
|1920= 439
|1930= 500
|1940= 510
|1950= 585
|1960= 750
|1970= 821
|1980= 695
|1990= 715
|2000= 685
|2010= 768
|2020= 749
|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=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2020, there were 749 people, 328 households, and 207 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|550.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 331 housing units at an average density of {{convert|243.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 86.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]],4.94% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 0.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.48% of the population.

There were 328 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,206, and the median income for a family was $71,750. Males had a median income of $39,265 versus $32,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $27,672. About 9.7% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The village has its own grade school, Tonica Grade School (K-8).<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/city/Tonica-Illinois.html City data.com]</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Arthur R. Hall]], former [[University of Illinois]] football player and head coach

== See also ==
* [[Mount Palatine, Illinois]], an unincorporated community, six miles away from Tonica
* [[Judson College (Mount Palatine, Illinois)]], disestablished in the 1860s

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tonicavillage.com/ Village of Tonica official website]

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[[Category:Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
[[Category:Villages in LaSalle County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]