 Kewanee water tower as seen from N. Tremont St. Kewanee is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,944 at the 2000 census. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ...
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Henry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...
Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ...
Geography
Kewanee is located at 41°14′28″N, 89°55′32″W (41.241180, -89.925680).GR1 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 km² (6.3 mi²). 16.3 km² (6.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.16% is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,944 people, 5,353 households, and 3,377 families residing in the city. The population density was 795.8/km² (2,062.1/mi²). There were 5,879 housing units at an average density of 361.4/km² (936.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.27% White, 3.68% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.69% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.10% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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There were 5,353 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,895, and the median income for a family was $37,730. Males had a median income of $29,065 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,746. About 10.7% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Industry Kewanee was well known in the steam industry for its boilers. The Kewanee Boiler Corporation manufactured and sold thousands of boilers throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada for over fifty years. However, the company failed in its latter years and was forced to go out of business. However, these boilers are extremely common in the steam industry. It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled steam and water vapor, accessible from a disambiguation page. ...
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Schools Kewanee has two school districts, resulting from the Wethersfield and Kewanee merger. The two school districts remain in the city of 13,000, divided at Division Street in the middle of Kewanee. While Kewanee School District #229 has around 1,850 students, Wethersfield #230 has about 600 students. The two schools enjoy a usually friendly rivalry, since both district high schools are in different divisions for most sports. However, this rivalry can become very heated in the sports the two high schools do compete in, most notably track and field. A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
There are also other schools in Kewanee like Visitation Catholic School and a community college, Black Hawk East Campus. The west campus is located in the Quad Cities. The I-74 Bridge, connecting Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities. ...
Consolidation Recently, the Kewanee School Board and the Wethersfield School Board conducted a feasibility study on the subject of consolidation, which would provide the town one school district BUT not enough money for any significant educational opportunities.[citation needed] Wethersfield also completed a feasibility study with two nearby towns, Annawan and Galva. Currently, Wethersfield and Annawan share co-ops in several sports programs under the name of the Titans.
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WJRE is a Hot Adult Contemporary FM radio station licensed to Galva, Illinois, with studio in Kewanee, Illinois. ...
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Notable Kewanee Businesses
Current Businesses - Bomag Americas [1]
- Boss Manufacturing [2]
- Good's Furniture [3]
- Great Dane Trailers [4]
- Kewanee Hospital [5]
- Kewanee Corporation [6]
Former Businesses Sandys was the name of a chain of fast-food restaurants begun by Gust E. Lundberg in Kewanee, IL in 1960. ...
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Miscellaneous Information - Despite its relatively small size, Kewanee maintains two separate school districts, Kewanee district #229 and Wethersfield district #230. The latter is named after a small town, founded by former residents of Wethersfield, Connecticut, that eventually merged with Kewanee.
- "Kewanee" is reportedly the Winnebago Indian word for "prairie chicken". (Not documented)
- Kewanee is acknowledged as the hog capital of the world. This fact was even mentioned in an episode of Law and Order: SVU.
- Every Labor Day weekend, Kewanee holds its annual Hog Days festival, complete with a parade, flea market, and carnival.
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Notable Kewaneeans - Neville Brand- Actor
- Marjabelle Young Stewart (16 May 1924 – 3 March 2007) was an American writer and expert on etiquette.
- Harold W. Hill (22 November 1921 - 1989) - World War II Veteran Ball-turret gunner in a B-17 bomber in North Africa, Italy, over France and Germany. Kewanee Attorney from 1952. City Commisioner 1952-1966. Veterans of Foreign Wars State Commander in 1963. Honored with the Harold W. Hill Recreation Center of Kewanee VFW Post 8078.
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