Gardner, Illinois

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Gardner
Grundy County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gardner Highlighted.svg
Location of Gardner in Grundy County, Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°11′35″N88°18′52″W / 41.19306°N 88.31444°W / 41.19306; -88.31444 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Grundy
Government
  MayorMike Serena
as of 2023
Area
[2]
  Total2.94 sq mi (7.62 km2)
  Land2.91 sq mi (7.54 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[1]
577 ft (176 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,366
  Density469.09/sq mi (181.11/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60424
Area code 815
FIPS code 17-28638
GNIS feature ID2398944 [1]
Wikimedia CommonsGardner, Illinois

Gardner is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,366 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Gardner is a small mid-west town about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Chicago on Historic U.S. 66. Gardner hosts an annual celebration on the first weekend in May in conjunction with the Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor. Gardner is known on U.S. 66 for its historic 2-cell jail and the Riviera Restaurant, 1-mile (1.6 km) east of town, a prohibition hangout of Al Capone with a beer cooler located in a basement vault. On June 8, 2010, the Rivera Restaurant was destroyed by a fire that broke out in the basement.[ citation needed ]

History

Mayor Mike Serena in the town's historic two-celled jail (May 2024) Mayor Mike Serena in the Gardner, Illinois historic two-celled jail (31 May 2024, 2 of 2, cropped).tif
Mayor Mike Serena in the town's historic two-celled jail (May 2024)

Gardner is named for its founder, Henry C. Gardner. [4] In 2023, Mike Serena was reelected as mayor of Gardner. [5]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Gardner has a total area of 2.94 square miles (7.61 km2), of which 2.91 square miles (7.54 km2) (or 99.01%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 0.99%) is water. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1870 940
1880 786−16.4%
1890 1,09439.2%
1900 1,036−5.3%
1910 946−8.7%
1920 937−1.0%
1930 869−7.3%
1940 864−0.6%
1950 98113.5%
1960 1,0416.1%
1970 1,21216.4%
1980 1,3229.1%
1990 1,237−6.4%
2000 1,40613.7%
2010 1,4634.1%
2020 1,366−6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the 2020 census [3] there were 1,366 people, 569 households, and 413 families residing in the village. The population density was 464.47 inhabitants per square mile (179.33/km2). There were 619 housing units at an average density of 210.47 per square mile (81.26/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 91.80% White, 0.51% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.61% from other races, and 4.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.52% of the population.

There were 569 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.91% were married couples living together, 4.75% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.42% were non-families. 20.56% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.27% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 2.51.

The village's age distribution consisted of 15.1% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,441, and the median income for a family was $71,544. Males had a median income of $56,250 versus $40,383 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,716. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gardner, Illinois
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  134.
  5. Ritz, Justin (April 5, 2023). "Gardner Mayor Mike Serena Reelected". WCSJ-FM. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  6. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. Brewster, Mary Phillips (June 10, 1939). "Obituary, Charles Leonard Phillips". Seventieth Annual Report of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Newburgh, NY: Moore Printing Company. p. 139. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023 via West Point Digital Library.
  9. Illinois Supreme Court-Robert C. Underwood