Plattville, Illinois
Template:Geobox Plattville is a village in Lisbon Township, Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The village was first formed in 1860 and was named after founder Daniel Platt,[1] who first built a home there in 1834 on the Frink and Walker stagecoach route between Chicago and Ottawa.[2]
Plattville was officially incorporated in March 2006[3] and had an estimated population of 245 in 2007.[4] Plattville's first mayor was George "Jerry" Friel, who died in 2009. He was instrumental in his role in incorporating the village of Plattville in the mid-2000s, and spent some of his own money to file the town's incorporation papers.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Plattville has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km2), all land.[6] The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Yorkville lies to the north, Joliet lies to the east, and Lisbon lies to the southwest.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 242 | — | |
| 2015 (est.) | 253 | [7] | 4.5% |
References
- ^ "Geographical Features and Place Names of Kendall County". The USGenWeb Project.
- ^ "Historical Hotels and Inns of Kendall County, Illinois". The USGenWeb Project.
- ^ "2007 New Incorporations" (TXT). Geography Division, United States Census Bureau. 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ "Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Illinois: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Vergara, Rowena (2009-06-09). "Plattville says goodbye to its first mayor". Aurora Beacon News. Retrieved 7 July 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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