Plattville, Illinois
| Plattville, Illinois | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Kendall |
| Township | Lisbon |
| River | Aux Sable Creek |
| Coordinates | 41°31′54″N 88°22′53″W / 41.53167°N 88.38139°W |
| Area | 2.27 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - land | 2.27 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Mayor | June McCord (acting) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 60560 |
| Area code | 630 / 331 |
   Location of Plattville within Illinois
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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,[2] who first built a home there in 1834 on the Frink and Walker stagecoach route between Chicago and Ottawa, Illinois.[3]
Plattville was officially incorporated in March 2006[4] and had an estimated population of 245 in 2007.[5] 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.[6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.9 km2), all land.[7] 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.
References
- ^ Kendall County History
- ^ "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]
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places - Illinois". United States Census. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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