Channahon
| Channahon | |
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 Junction in Channahon |
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| Located in Will County and Grundy Counties | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1962 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Illinois |
| Counties : |
Will County Grundy County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 26 ′ N , 88 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 12,560 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 306.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 44.70 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 40.99 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 160 m |
| Postal code : | 60410 |
| Area code : | +1 815 |
| FIPS : | 17-12476 |
| GNIS ID : | 405955 |
| Website : | www.channahon.org |
| Mayor : | Missey Moorman Schumacher |
Channahon is a village in the state of Illinois in the United States . The place belongs to the metropolitan area of Chicago and is mostly in Will County , the western part of Channahon is part of Grundy County . At the last census in 2010 , Channahon had 12,560 residents.
location
Channahon is located in the extreme southwest of the Chicago metropolitan area, around 15 kilometers southwest of Joliet . Downtown Chicago is approximately 70 kilometers from Channahon. Neighboring towns are Minooka and Shorewood to the north and Morris to the west.
Channahon is located at the confluence of the Des Plaines River and the Kankakee River to the Illinois River . The DuPage River also flows through the city itself . There are several smaller lakes in the urban area.
history
Originally Native Americans from the Potawatomi tribe lived in the area around Channahon until European settlers first came to the region in 1832. The name of Channahon comes from the Potawatomi language and means "place where the waters meet", the name refers to the location of the city at the confluence of the three rivers Des Plaines, DuPage and Kankakee Rivers. Construction of a canal began in 1836, and one of the locks was located near Channahon.
Shortly after the construction of the waterway, Myrvin Benjamin built a small village near the lock, which he initially named DuPage after its location on the DuPage River . In 1840 the settlement was renamed Snifton . In 1962, the place under the present name was Channahon Village as incorporated in the following years began a strong growth of Channahon. In the 1970s, the Des Plaines River was built southeast of Channahon on the other side of the oil refinery of the company ExxonMobil , one of the largest employers in the region.
population
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1970 | 1505 | - | |
| 1980 | 3788 | 151.7% | |
| 1990 | 4266 | 12.6% | |
| 2000 | 7344 | 72.2% | |
| 2010 | 12,560 | 71% | |
| US Decennial Census | |||
2010 Census
At the United States Census 2010, Channahon had 12,560 residents, which were distributed among 4024 households and 3392 families. 94.5% of the population were white , 1.3% were African American , 0.7% were Asian, and 0.2% were Native American; 2.0% of the population were of other races and 1.4% had two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos made up 8.2% of the total population. Married couples lived in 73.6% of households, 7.0% of households were made up of single women and 3.7% of single men. 47.4% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them and 16.5% of households had seniors over 65 years of age.
The median age in Channahon in 2010 was 35.9 years. 31.3% of the residents were younger than 18 years, 6.5% were between 18 and 24, 27.9% between 25 and 44, 27.0% between 45 and 65 and 7.3% of the residents were older than 65 Years. 50.1% of the population were male and 49.9% female.
Census 2000
At the United States Census 2000 in Channahon 7,344 inhabitants lived in 2,279 households and 1989 families. 97.22% of the population were white, 0.42% African American, 0.27% Asian, 0.11% Native American, 0.95% other race, and 1.02% were multiple race. Hispanics or Latinos were 3.64% of the total population.
At the time of the census, the median income in Channahon was $ 71,991 per household and $ 74,481 per family. The average per capita income was $ 22,867. 1.7% of the residents of Channahon lived below the poverty line , of which 1.6% were under 18 and 3.8% over 65 years old.
Economy and Infrastructure
The main economic focus in Channahon is the chemical industry, in the western part of the city there is a crude oil refinery owned by the Kinder Morgan company , and southeast of Channahon is an ExxonMobil refinery. Other companies that have locations or manufacturing facilities in Channahon include Cemex and Whirlpool .
Channahon is located at the intersection of Interstate Highways 55 and 80 and has two interchanges on Interstate 55 and another out-of-town interchange on Interstate 80.Because of its location on Interstate 55 at this point, Channahon is also on historic Route 66 . The US Highway 6 runs in east-west direction directly through the center of Channahon.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ August Maue: History of Channahon Township, Will County, Il. In: History of Will County, Illinois. Historical Publishing, Topeka 1928.
- ^ About Channahon. In: channahon.org , accessed October 11, 2019.
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics. United States Census Bureau, accessed October 11, 2019.