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Line 1: {{~~Use~~use mdy dates\|date=~~July~~May ~~2023~~2024}} {{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 = ~~Michael~~Mike Serena<br />({{~~cn\|date=November~~as 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 1,366 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Explore Census Data \|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1728638 \|access-date=~~2022-06-~~June 28, 2022 \|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> 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.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2024}} ==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== According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Gardner has a total area of {{convert\|2.94\|sqmi\|km2\|2}}, of which {{convert\|2.91\|sqmi\|km2\|2}} (or 99.01%) is land and {{convert\|0.03\|sqmi\|km2\|2}} (or 0.99%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite 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=~~2022-06-~~June 29, 2022 \|website=Census.gov}}</ref> ==Demographics== Line 177 ⟶ 85: 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. ~~==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, born in Gardner. * [[Robert C. Underwood]] (1915–1988), Chief Justice of the [[Illinois Supreme Court]], was born in Gardner.<ref>[http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Underwood.asp Illinois Supreme Court-Robert C. Underwood]</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 194 ⟶ 109: {{authority control}} [[Category:~~Villages~~villages in Grundy County, Illinois]] [[Category:~~Villages~~villages in Illinois]]