Kernan, Illinois | |
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  Kernan  Kernan | |
| Coordinates: 41°08′34″N88°44′23″W / 41.14278°N 88.73972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | LaSalle |
| Township | Otter Creek |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 411424 [1] |
Kernan (also Otter Creek) is an unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. [1] [2]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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LaSalle County is located within the Fox Valley and Illinois River Valley regions of the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 Census, it had a population of 109,658. Its county seat and largest city is Ottawa. LaSalle County is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area of Northern Illinois.
LaSalle or La Salle is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Interstates 39 and 80. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Originally platted in 1837 over one square mile, the city's boundaries have grown to 12 sq mi (31 km2). City boundaries extend from the Illinois River and Illinois and Michigan Canal to a mile north of Interstate 80 and from the city of Peru on the west to the village of North Utica on the east. Starved Rock State Park is located approximately 5 mi (8 km) to the east. The population was 9,582 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,609 at the 2010 census. LaSalle and its twin city, Peru, make up the core of the Illinois Valley. Due to their combined dominance of the zinc processing industry in the early 1900s, they were collectively nicknamed "Zinc City."
Allen Township is one of thirty-seven townships in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 584 and it contained 259 housing units. Allen Township was formed from Bruce Township on an unknown date. The township bears the name of Allen Stevens, a pioneer settler.
LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,058 acres (833 ha) in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. It is a man-made lake, built as a cooling pond for the LaSalle County Generating Station.
The Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in north central Illinois, anchored by the city of Ottawa. Peru and Streator are former primary cities.
Lowell is an unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Lowell is located on Illinois Route 178, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Oglesby. The town was laid out around 1830 by William Seeley. It once thrived due its location on the Peoria-Chicago Stagecoach Route, the waterpower of the Vermilion River and the coal outcroppings along the river bluffs. It developed several stores and taverns, a mill and a brick factory and a railroad spur that connected to the Burlington Railroad. Its most famous resident was Benjamin Lundy, a fiery Quaker abolitionist who came to Illinois to be the successor of Elijah Lovejoy, recently murdered for his anti-slavery beliefs. Lundy published the paper, Genius of Universal Emancipation from Lowell. The town declined and today offers river rafting.
Dimmick is an unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Peru in Dimmick Township. In recent years, it has increased in population, with the construction of the small "Dimmick Fields" subdivision.
Science was a community in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located along the Illinois River just south of modern-day Utica.
East Wenona was a village in Osage Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. East Winona was located on the eastern border of the city of Wenona in Marshall County. The village was incorporated on May 7, 1908, and had a population of 367 in 1910 and 333 in 1920. The village disincorporated between 1925 and 1927. East Wenona was noted on the 1940 Census map of LaSalle County.
Altmar is an unincorporated community in Eagle Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Altmar is located along the Norfolk Southern Railway, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Kangley.
Farm Ridge is an unincorporated community in Farm Ridge Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Farm Ridge is 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west of Grand Ridge.
Baker is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Baker is located near Illinois Route 23, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Leland.
Blakes is an unincorporated community in Serena Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Blakes is located along the Illinois Railway, 9.1 miles (14.6 km) north-northeast of Ottawa.
Milla is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Milla is located along the Norfolk Southern Railway, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Lostant.
Danway is an unincorporated community in Miller Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Danway is 9.9 miles (15.9 km) northeast of Ottawa.
Stavanger is an unincorporated community in Miller Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Stavanger is located along County Route 25, 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Seneca.
Richards is an unincorporated community in Bruce Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Richards is located along Illinois Route 23 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Streator.
Welland is an unincorporated community in LaSalle and Lee counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The community is located in Mendota Township in LaSalle County and Brooklyn Township in Lee County. Welland is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Mendota.
Leeds is an unincorporated community in Osage Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Leeds is located along the BNSF Railway in the southern panhandle of LaSalle County, 3.8 miles (6.1 km) northeast of Rutland.
Ticona is an unincorporated community in Eden Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Ticona is located at the junction of East 550th Road and North 2101st Road, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Tonica. Ticona shares a ZIP code with Tonica. Ticona was a stop on the Burlington Railroad's Illinois Valley and Northern line between LaSalle and Streator. The railroad constructed a depot, stock yards, water tank, and small grain elevator. The Columbia Hotel of Streator built a small dancing pavilion and beer garden called Columbia Park in the woods near the depot. During a large party, a violent storm hit with lightning killing a man and destroying the park. Also noted for an amateur hypnotist accidentally sending a family to sleep in 1902.