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Minooka, Illinois
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CO&P station at Minooka
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| Motto:
“A nice place to call home”
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Location of Minooka in Will County, Illinois
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Location of Illinois in the United States
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| Coordinates: 41°27′02″N 88°16′45″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Grundy, Kendall, Will |
| Townships | Aux Sable, Seward, Channahon |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ric Offerman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.48 sq mi (24.55 km2) |
| • Land | 9.40 sq mi (24.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 12,758 |
| • Density | 1,356.51/sq mi (523.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
60447
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| Area codes | 815 & 779 |
| FIPS code | 17-49607 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399376[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Minooka, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States.[3] The population was 10,924 at the 2010 census,[4] up from 3,971 at the 2000 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad served the town at Minooka Station.
History
Minooka was established as a place in 1852 when the railroad was built through this area. It was incorporated as a village in 1869.[5] The name “Minooka” is derived from a Native American word meaning “maple forest” or “good earth”.[6]
Geography
The center of the village is in the northeast corner of Grundy County. The village limits extend north into the southeast corner of Kendall County and east into Will County. The village is bordered to the east and south by the village of Channahon.
Interstate 80 passes through the north side of the village, with access from Exit 122. I-80 leads northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Joliet and west 45 miles (72 km) to LaSalle. Downtown Chicago is 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Minooka via Interstates 80 and 55. U.S. Route 6 runs along part of the southern border of Minooka; the highway leads east into the center of Channahon and southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Morris.
According to the 2020 census, Minooka has a total area of 9.526 square miles (24.67 km2), of which 9.45 square miles (24.48 km2) (or 99.2%) are land and 0.076 square miles (0.20 km2) (or 0.8%) are water.[7] The DuPage River, a south-flowing tributary of the Des Plaines River, forms part of the eastern boundary of the village.