Wikipedia

Gardner, Illinois: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→top: update per gnis ...
m →History: + concision to reduce third line in caption;
(10 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{Useuse mdy dates|date=JulyMay 20232024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gardner
| official_name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| etymology =
| nickname =
| motto =
| anthem =
| image_map = File:Grundy County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gardner Highlighted.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Gardner in Grundy County, Illinois.
| image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1 =
| map_alt1 =
| map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|41|11|35|N|88|18|52|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| grid_name =
| grid_position =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
Line 43 ⟶ 16:
| subdivision_name2 = [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy]]
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 =
| subdivision_name4 =
| established_title = Founded
| established_date =
| established_title1 =
| established_date1 =
| established_title2 =
| established_date2 =
| established_title3 =
| established_date3 =
| extinct_title =
| extinct_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type =
| seat =
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = MichaelMike Serena<br />({{cnas of|2023|lc=yes}})
| leader_title1 = Village president
| leader_name1 =
| total_type =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
Line 81 ⟶ 32:
| elevation_point =
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1366
| pop_est_as_of =
| pop_est_footnotes =
| population_est =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 181.11
| population_density_sq_mi = 469.09
| population_metro_footnotes =
| population_metro =
| population_density_metro_km2 =
| population_density_metro_sq_mi =
| population_density =
| population_density_rank =
| population_blank1_title =
| population_blank1 =
| population_density_blank1_km2 =
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
| population_blank2_title =
| population_blank2 =
| population_density_blank2_km2 =
| population_density_blank2_sq_mi =
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_footnotes =
| demographics1_title1 =
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics_type2 =
| demographics2_footnotes =
| demographics2_title1 =
| demographics2_info1 =
| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| timezone2 =
| utc_offset2 =
| timezone2_DST =
| utc_offset2_DST =
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP Code(s)]]
| postal_code = 60424
| postal2_code_type =
| postal2_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code = [[Area code 815#United States|815]]
| geocode =
| iso_code =
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 17-28638
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 2398944<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398944}}</ref>
| blank2_name =
| blank2_info =
| blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons
| blank2_info_sec2 = Gardner, Illinois
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
 
'''Gardner''' is a village in [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,463366 at the [[United2020 Statescensus.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census 2010Data |2010url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1728638 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census]].gov}}</ref>
 
==History==
[[File:Mayor Mike Serena in the Gardner, Illinois historic two-celled jail (31 May 2024, 2 of 2, cropped).tif|thumb|left|Mayor Serena in Gardner's historic two-celled jail (May 2024)]]
Gardner is named for its founder, Henry C. Gardner.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n133 134]}}</ref>
Gardner is named for its founder, Henry C. Gardner.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n133 134]}}</ref> In 2023, Mike Serena was reelected as mayor of Gardner.<ref name="2023-04-05 WCSJ-FM" />
 
==Geography==
GardnerAccording isto locatedthe at2021 {{coord|41|11|16|N|88|18|34|W|type:city}}census (41.187881, -88.309524).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the 2010 census, Gardner has a total area of {{convert|2.94894|sqmi|sqkmkm2|2}}, of which {{convert|2.9291|sqmi|sqkmkm2|2}} (or 99.0501%) is land and {{convert|0.02803|sqmi|sqkmkm2|2}} (or 0.9599%) is water.<ref name="census-g001gaz2021">{{citeCite web |last=Bureau |first=US Census |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1728638
|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
|access-date=2015-08-03
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053332/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1728638
|archive-date=2020-02-13
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
 
==Demographics==
Line 176 ⟶ 78:
|2020= 1366
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 1,366 people, 569 households, and 413 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|464.47|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 619 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|210.47|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.52% of the population.
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,406 people, 558 households, and 392 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,351.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 580 housing units at an average density of {{convert|557.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.92% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.27% of the population.
 
There were 558569 households, out of which 3524.31% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 5665.891% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 84.875% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2927.742% were non-families. 2620.056% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5.27% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5296 and the average family size was 32.0451.
 
In theThe village,'s theage populationdistribution wasconsisted spreadof out, with 2615.81% under the age of 18, 712.7% from 18 to 24, 3127.28% from 25 to 44, 2229.25% from 45 to 64, and 1215.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 3442.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 99110.48 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95120.61 males.
 
The median income for a household in the village was $4267,500441, and the median income for a family was $5171,827544. Males had a median income of $4556,288250 versus $2540,694383 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $1835,995716. About 65.01% of families and 6.82% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 89.63% of those under age 18 and 28.74% of those age 65 or over.
 
Gardner is a small mid-west town about {{convert|60|mi|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, {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} 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.
 
==Education==
Gardner has one grade school and one high school. The high school is known as Gardner-South Wilmington (GSW) High School and is actually the result of three towns combined. Students from the towns of [[Braceville, Illinois|Braceville]], [[East Brooklyn, Illinois|East Brooklyn]] and, [[South Wilmington, Illinois|South Willmington]] also attend. GSW competes with Dwight Township High School ([[Dwight, Illinois|Dwight, IL]]) in several sports including football, track, cross country, and golf.
 
==Notable people==
* {{annotated link|Charles L. Phillips}}<ref name="1939-06-10 US Military Academy />
* [[Lewis M. Long]] (1878–1938), U.S. Representative from Illinois, born in Gardner.
* {{annotated link|Robert C. Underwood}}<ref name="Supreme Court of Illinois" />
* [[Charles L. Phillips]] (1856–1937), U.S. Army brigadier general<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brewster |first=Mary Phillips |date=June 10, 1939 |title=Obituary, Charles Leonard Phillips |url=https://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/aogreunion/id/21817/rec/2 |magazine=Seventieth Annual Report of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy |location=Newburgh, NY |publisher=Moore Printing Company |page=139 |via=West Point Digital Library |ref={{sfnRef|Brewster}}}}</ref>
* [[Harry Traver]] (1877–1961), American Engineer and Roller Coaster designer. Designed and built first all steel roller coaster in the world. He was born in Gardner.
[http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Underwood.asp Illinois Supreme Court-Robert C. Underwood]</ref>
* [[Robert C. Underwood]] (1915–1988), Chief Justice of the [[Illinois Supreme Court]], was born in Gardner.<ref>
 
==References==
{{reflist |refs=
{{Reflist}}
 
<!-- dated sources sorted chronologically -->
 
<ref name="1939-06-10 US Military Academy>{{citation |last=Brewster |first=Mary Phillips |date=1939-06-10 |title=Obituary, Charles Leonard Phillips |url=https://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/aogreunion/id/21817/rec/2 |work=Seventieth Annual Report of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy |location=[[Newburgh, New York]] |publisher=Moore Printing Company |page=139 |via=West Point Digital Library |ref={{sfnRef|Brewster}} |access-date=2023-10-01 |archive-date=2023-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004165352/https://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/aogreunion/id/21817/rec/2 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
<ref name="2023-04-05 WCSJ-FM">{{cite news |last1=Ritz |first1=Justin |date=2023-04-05 |title=Gardner Mayor Mike Serena Reelected |url=https://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/gardner-mayor-mike-serena-reelected/article_6c3f5908-d3ad-11ed-8a99-437816e9b335.html |url-status=live |language=en |publisher=[[WCSJ-FM]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608223227/https://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/gardner-mayor-mike-serena-reelected/article_6c3f5908-d3ad-11ed-8a99-437816e9b335.html |archive-date=2024-06-08 |access-date=2024-06-08}}</ref>
 
<!-- undated sources sorted alphabetically -->
 
<ref name="Supreme Court of Illinois">{{cite web |url=http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Underwood.asp |title=Robert C. Underwood |publisher=[[Supreme Court of Illinois]] |language=en |access-date=2024-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704102734/http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Underwood.asp |archive-date=2015-07-04}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->
 
}}
 
{{Grundy County, Illinois}}
Line 204 ⟶ 109:
{{authority control}}
 
[[Category:Villagesvillages in Grundy County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villagesvillages in Illinois]]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardner,_Illinois"