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Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details. | Streator is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois in the midwestern United States. The population was 14,190 at the 2000 census. The Ottawa-Streator micropolitan area was the tenth-most populous in the United States in 2004. Image File history File links Circle-question. ...
LaSalle County is a county located in the U.S. 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. ...
Ottawa is a city in north-central Illinois. ...
United States micropolitan areas, as defined by the Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999. ...
The following is a list (by population) of all micropolitan statistical areas as defined by the United States Census Bureau. ...
Streator is located at the southern boundary of LaSalle County, adjacent to Livingston County, Illinois. Livingston County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...
Streator is the birth town of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto (until 2006 considered a planet) in 1930. A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant Astronomy (also frequently referred to as astrophysics) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earths atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). ...
An image of Clyde Tombaugh Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. ...
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The eight planets and three dwarf planets of the Solar System. ...
Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Clarence E. Mulford grew up in Streator, and later wrote the famous Hopalong Cassidy series of books based on his youthful experiences. The Hopalong Cassidy River Trail winds along the banks of the Vermilion River, which passes Cassidy creator Clarence Mulford's boyhood home. Hopalong Cassidy #30, April 1949, published by Fawcett Comics. ...
The Vermilion River is a tributary of the Illinois River in the State of Illinois, United States. ...
Other Streator residents have included George "Honeyboy" Evans who composed "The Good Old Summertime", Ed Plumb who directed the music for several Disney movies, Bob Tattersall who was the King of Midget Car Racing, and Mary Lee Robb Cline who was the third actress to play the part of Marjorie, the niece of Thockmorton P. Gildersleeve, the principal character in the radio program "The Great Gildersleeve."
The town was named for early industrialist Dr. Worthy L. Streator and was officially incorporated as The City of Streator in 1868. Prior to this, the community was known as Unionville and Hardscrabble.
Streator has many historic structures, including an ornate National Guard Armory, the town's original City Hall (now a business), and a Carnegie Library. There are also many private homes of significant historical value, including homes on Broadway Street and Pleasant Avenue. A Carnegie library, opened in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, designed in Spanish Colonial style Carnegie libraries for both public use and academic institutions were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie, earning him the nickname, the Patron Saint of Libraries. ...
Streator's early industry was primarily the mining of coal. As the community matured, glass and brick became the primary industries. Through the 20th century Streator was known as the "Glass Container Capital of the World."
Current products of Streator include building and paving brick, milk and soda water bottles, auto parts, banana crates, sewer pipe, clothing, draintile, washing machines, auto truck dump bodies, and hydraulic hoists.
Geography Streator is located at 41°7′29″N, 88°49′51″W (41.124798, -88.830881).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.0 km² (5.8 mi²). 14.9 km² (5.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.17% 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. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 14,190 people, 5,746 households, and 3,660 families residing in the city. The population density was 949.5/km² (2,460.6/mi²). There were 6,176 housing units at an average density of 413.3/km² (1,071.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.28% White, 2.06% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.64% 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). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 5,746 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.07. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,868, and the median income for a family was $43,774. Males had a median income of $34,932 versus $20,994 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,650. About 8.3% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 8.7% 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. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
External links - Official City Website
- Streator Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Streator Tourism
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