| Village of Hennepin | |
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| Location in the state of Illinois | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Putnam |
| Township | Hennepin |
| Established | |
| Incorporated | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Coleman |
| • Clerk | Diana Brandstatter |
| • Treasurer | Diana Gibson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
| • Land | 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) 6.45% |
| Elevation | 503 ft (153 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 707 |
| • Density | 135.4/sq mi (52.3/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 61327 |
| Website | http://www.villageofhennepin.com |
Hennepin is a village on the Illinois River in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 707 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Putnam County[1].
Hennepin is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Hennepin is located at (41.256712, -89.329899)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km2), of which, 5.2 square miles (13 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (6.45%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 707 people, 304 households, and 206 families residing in the village. The population density was 135.4 people per square mile (52.3/km²). There were 334 housing units at an average density of 64.0 per square mile (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.17% White, 1.13% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.82% of the population.
There were 304 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the village the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,827, and the median income for a family was $56,111. Males had a median income of $48,500 versus $19,231 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,981. About 2.6% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Hennepin's Putnam County Courthouse, built in 1837, was as of 2007[update] the oldest county courthouse in Illinois still serving its original purpose. [1]
X House, designed by Urban Lab architecture is located in Hennepin. The house is a simple box shape of 1,600 sf. Carving the box creates the main living space and links the two landscapes on the site. The hollow of the house organizes views of the forest landscape to the south and prairie landscape to the north, while the extended solid areas become the bedroom zones.
The hollow space seeks to be an interior forest/prairie room; it is wrapped in wood. The floor, ceiling, and walls of the hollow are surfaced in triangulated planes of pine. The pine wrap camouflages the private areas of the house; "secret" sliding wood panels provide access to the bedroom zones.
A perforated corrugated aluminum façade further camouflages the bedroom zones. The panels are both fixed and sliding. UrbanLab designed/built the façade: the raw aluminum sheets were acquired, a local perforation company was organized to custom-perforate the sheets, and then the sheets were corrugated with a friend's corrugation machine. The perforated corrugated panels provide privacy, modulate light, and provide solar shading to reduce energy use in the summer.
The house is featured in Dwell magazine and at dwell.com.
Because of its location on the Illinois River, Hennepin has a large amount of industry. Mittal Steel operated a large rolling plant on the north edge of town for many years before shutting the plant down in March 2009. Ameren operates a coal fired power plant near Donnelley Wildlife Area on the western edge of town. There are also Cargill, ADM, and CGB elevators throughout the area. Marquis Energy just opened a 100 million gallon/year ICM/Fagen ethanol plant just north of town in April 2008 as well.
John Wesley Powell, Civil War Hero, Explorer began teaching at Hennepin, Illinois, in 1858 and in 1860 became superintendent of its schools. On May 8, 1861, he enlisted at Hennepin, Illinois, as a private in the 20th Illinois Infantry. He was described as "age 27, height 5' 6-1/2" tall, light complected, gray eyes, auburn hair, occupation—teacher." He was elected sergeant-major of the regiment, and when the 20th Illinois was mustered into the Federal service a month later, Powell was commissioned a second lieutenant.[5]
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