Plattville, Illinois

Plattville, Illinois
Village
Country United States
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 / 41.53167; -88.38139Coordinates: 41°31′54″N 88°22′53″W / 41.53167°N 88.38139°W / 41.53167; -88.38139
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
[1]

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.[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, Plattville has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2010242—
Est. 2015253[8]4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

  1. ↑ Kendall County History
  2. ↑ "Geographical Features and Place Names of Kendall County". The USGenWeb Project.
  3. ↑ "Historical Hotels and Inns of Kendall County, Illinois". The USGenWeb Project.
  4. ↑ "2007 New Incorporations" (TXT). Geography Division, United States Census Bureau. 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Vergara, Rowena (2009-06-09). "Plattville says goodbye to its first mayor". Aurora Beacon News. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  8. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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