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Plattville, Illinois
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Location of Plattville in Kendall County, Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States
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Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Kendall |
Township | Lisbon |
Area | |
• Total | 2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2) |
• Land | 2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 220 |
• Density | 97.39/sq mi (37.60/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code |
60560
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Area codes | 630 / 331/815 |
FIPS code | 17-60391 |
Plattville is a village in Lisbon Township, Kendall County, Illinois, United States, west of Joliet. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 242. The community was established in 1860 and named after founder Daniel Platt, who first built a home there in 1834 on the Frink and Walker stagecoach route between Chicago and Ottawa.
Plattville was officially incorporated in March 2006 and had an estimated population of 245 in 2007. 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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Plattville has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km2), all land. 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
In 2010, the village was 94.6 percent White, 5 percent Hispanic, and 0.4 percent Two or more races.
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2010 | 242 | — | |
2020 | 220 | −9.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
See also
In Spanish: Plattville (Illinois) para niños