Minooka, Illinois

Minooka, Illinois
Village
CO&P rail station (1986)
CO&P rail station (1986)
Motto: 
"A nice place to call home"
Location of Minooka in Will County, Illinois
Location of Minooka in Will County, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°27′02″N 88°16′45″W / 41.45056°N 88.27917°W / 41.45056; -88.27917[2]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesGrundy, Kendall, Will
TownshipsAux Sable, Seward, Channahon
Founded1869
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.48 sq mi (24.55 km2)
 • Land9.41 sq mi (24.36 km2)
 • Water0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation
[2]
597 ft (182 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12,758
 • Density1,356.5/sq mi (523.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60447
Area codes815 & 779
FIPS code17-49607
GNIS feature ID2399376[2]
Websitewww.minooka.com

Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States.[3] The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census,[4] up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

History

Minooka was established as a place in 1852 when the railroad was built through this area. It was incorporated as a village in 1869.[5] The name "Minooka" is derived from a Native American word meaning "maple forest" or "good earth".[6]

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad served the town at Minooka Station.

Geography

Open fields near Minooka, Illinois

The center of the village is in the northeast corner of Grundy County. The village limits extend north into the southeast corner of Kendall County and east into Will County. The village is bordered to the east and south by the village of Channahon.

Interstate 80 passes through the north side of the village, with access from Exit 122. I-80 leads northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Joliet and west 45 miles (72 km) to LaSalle. Downtown Chicago is 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Minooka via Interstates 80 and 55. U.S. Route 6 runs along part of the southern border of Minooka; the highway leads east into the center of Channahon and southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Morris.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Minooka has a total area of 9.48 square miles (24.55 km2), of which 9.41 square miles (24.37 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.78%) is water.[7] The DuPage River, a south-flowing tributary of the Des Plaines River, forms part of the eastern boundary of the village.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880416—
1890360−13.5%
190042417.8%
1910361−14.9%
1920314−13.0%
193034610.2%
1940317−8.4%
195036916.4%
196053946.1%
197076842.5%
19801,565103.8%
19902,56163.6%
20003,97155.1%
201010,924175.1%
202012,75816.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Racial and ethnic composition

Minooka village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[9] Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 3,815 8,916 9,804 96.07% 81.62% 76.85%
Black or African American alone (NH) 6 338 403 0.15% 3.09% 3.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 5 14 14 0.13% 0.13% 0.11%
Asian alone (NH) 12 125 130 0.30% 1.14% 1.02%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 8 31 0.00% 0.07% 0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 20 132 507 0.50% 1.21% 3.97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 113 1,391 1,869 2.85% 12.73% 14.65%
Total 3,971 10,924 12,758 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Minooka had a population of 12,758.[12][13] The median age was 33.8 years. 31.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.[12]

89.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 10.3% lived in rural areas.[14]

There were 4,032 households in Minooka, of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 64.9% were married-couple households, 11.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 4,110 housing units, of which 1.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.6%.[12]

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the village was $97,097, and the median income for a family was $100,097. Males had a median income of $62,403 versus $31,581 for females. The per capita income for the village was $34,655. About 5.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 (elementary district) has a total of seven schools and serves nearly 4,000 students.[15] Minooka Community High School District 111 has a campus for juniors and seniors and a newer campus for freshmen and sophomores.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minooka, Illinois
  3. ^ "Minooka, Illinois". TIGERweb. Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Genweb page on Grundy County history
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). "The origin of certain place names in the United States". Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
  7. ^ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Minooka village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Minooka village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Minooka village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ a b c d "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  13. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  14. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  15. ^ "Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201". Minooka CCSD 201. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
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