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°WCoordinates: 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
[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, 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

  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. "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places - Illinois". United States Census. Retrieved 2012-10-13.