Hennepin (Illinois)

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Hennepin
Putnam County Courthouse
Putnam County Courthouse
Location in Illinois
Hennepin (Illinois)
Hennepin
Hennepin
Basic data
Foundation : 1837
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Putnam County
Coordinates : 41 ° 15 ′  N , 89 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 15 ′  N , 89 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 757 (as of 2010)
Population density : 55.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 14.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 13.6 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 153 m
Postal code : 61327
Area code : +1 815
FIPS : 17-34098
GNIS ID : 410059

Hennepin is a municipality (with the status " Village ") and the administrative seat of Putnam County of the north-central US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Hennepin had 757 inhabitants.

geography

Hennepin is located on the left bank of the Illinois River at 41 ° 15'24 "north latitude and 89 ° 19'48" west longitude and extends over 14.6 km², which is 13.6 km² of land and 1.0 km² of water to distribute. The place is the center of the township of the same name .

Neighboring towns of Hennepin are Granville (11.3 km east), McNabb (17.8 km southeast), Henry (13.9 km south) and Bureau Junction (10 km northwest).

The closest major cities are Chicago (185 km east-northeast), Illinois' capital Springfield (198 km south) and the Quad Cities (133 km west).

traffic

The oldest traffic route in town is the Illinois River, which is part of the Illinois Waterway and provides a navigable connection from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi .

The Interstate 180 begins in Hennepin , a feeder to Interstate 80 , which connects the two coasts as one of the longest highways in the country. Illinois State Routes 26 and 71 meet at the start of the Interstate Highway . All other streets are subordinate inner-city connecting streets.

The nearest airfield is the Illinois Valley Regional Airport , 19 miles northeast ; the nearest major airports are O'Hare International Airport in Chicago (186 km northeast), Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford (140 km north) and Quad City International Airport in Moline (122 km west).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 757 people in 326 households in Hennepin. The population density was 55.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.32 people lived in each of the 326 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.3 percent (two people) Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

13.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 44,750  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,526. 5.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 3, 2013
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 3, 2013

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