Kendall County, Illinois

Kendall County was formed in 1841 out of LaSalle and Kane Counties.

The county is named after Amos Kendall,[4] who was the editor of the Frankfort, Kentucky, newspaper, and went on to be an important advisor to President Andrew Jackson. Kendall became the U.S. Postmaster General in 1835.

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  Kendall County at the time of its creation in 1841

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 322 square miles (830 km²), of which 320 square miles (830 km²) are land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.6%) are covered by water.[5]

Kendall County is a small but rapidly growing county that has the majority of its population in the northeast and along the Fox River (the only river in the county), which runs through the county's northwestern section. Many new subdivisions have been constructed in this county, which has produced considerable population growth. Southern Kendall still remains largely agricultural. Kendall County has two primary ranges of low-lying hills formed by what is known as an end moraine. Ransom, the more predominant of the two moraines, runs through the west and north-central part of the county. This moraine has created elevations over 800 feet (240 m), in contrast to elevations in southern Kendall County that drop to the lower 500-foot (150 m) range. Minooka, the other major end moraine ridge in Kendall County, runs along its entire eastern border with Will County. The two moraines intersect at almost a right angle in the township of Oswego. The county's only designated state park is Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area.

2000 census age pyramid for Kendall County

As of the 2010 United States Census, 114,736 people, 38,022 households, and 30,067 families were residing in the county.[12] The population density was 358.2 inhabitants per square mile (138.3/km²). The 40,321 housing units averaged 125.9 per square mile (48.6/km²).[5] The racial makeup of the county was 83.6% White, 5.7% African American, 3.0% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 5.0% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 15.6% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 28.0% were German, 16.0% were Irish, 9.5% were Polish, 9.4% were Italian, 7.5% were English, and 3.2% were American.[13]

Of the 38,022 households, 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 20.9% were not families, and 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.01, and the average family size was 3.41. The median age was 32.9 years.[12]

The county's median household income was $79,897, and its median family income was $87,309. Males had a median income of $64,048 versus $42,679 for females. The county's per capita income was $30,565. About 2.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.[14]

Kendall County was listed as the fastest-growing county in the US from 2000 to 2009, experiencing a population growth rate of 110.4% in this period.[15] The reason for this growth is heavy suburbanization from the metropolitan Chicago area.

County board members run in two districts. All other officers run county-wide:

• County Board Members: Judy Gilmour, Scott Gengler, Brian Debolt, Elizabeth Flowers, Robyn Vickers, Amy Cesich, Scott R. Gryder, Matt Kellogg, Dan Koukol;
• County Board Chairman – Scott R. Gryder
• Forest Preserve President – Judy Gilmour
• Clerk of the Circuit Court – Matthew G. Prochaska
• Coroner – Jacquie Purcell
• County Clerk and Recorder – Debbie Gillette
• Sheriff – Dwight Baird
• State's Attorney – Eric Weis
• Treasurer – Jill Ferko

• Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90
• Newark Community Consolidated School District 66
• Newark Community High School District 18
• Oswego Community Unit School District 308
• Plano Community Unit School District 88
• Yorkville Community Unit School District 115
• School District #101
• School District #201
• School District #202
• School District #429
• School District #430 (Sandwich Community School District #430)

The northern half of the county is in Community College District 516 and is served by Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Aurora, and Plano. The southern half is in Community College District 525 and is served by Joliet Junior College in Joliet.[19]

Locations within and around the City of Plano were stand-ins for Clark Kent's hometown of Smallville, Kansas, in the 2013 film Man of Steel as well as the 2016 film Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Plano has also been used in the film Witless Protection, with both films having been filmed in Plano's historic downtown area. Filming has also taken place south of Plano at the Farnsworth House, a modern architectural landmark for documentaries and commercials.

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kendall County, Illinois

Specific

General

• Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

• Official website

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