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Gardner
Location of Gardner in Grundy County, Illinois.
Location of Gardner in Grundy County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 41°11′35″N 88°18′52″W / 41.19306°N 88.31444°W / 41.19306; -88.31444Coordinates: 41°11′35″N 88°18′52″W / 41.19306°N 88.31444°W / 41.19306; -88.31444[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyGrundy
Government
 • MayorMike Serena
(as of 2023)
Area
 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • LandTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
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ElevationTemplate:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,366
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60424
Area code(s)815
FIPS code17-28638
GNIS feature ID2398944[1]

Gardner is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,366 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

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File:Mayor Mike Serena in the Gardner, Illinois historic two-celled jail (31 May 2024, 2 of 2, cropped).tif
Mayor Serena in Gardner's historic two-celled jail (May 2024)

Gardner is named for its founder, Henry C. Gardner.[4] In 2023, Mike Serena was reelected as mayor of Gardner.[5]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Gardner has a total area of 2.94 square miles (7.61 km2), of which 2.91 square miles (7.54 km2) (or 99.01%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 0.99%) is water.[6]

Demographics

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2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Gardner had a population of 1,366. The median age was 41.6 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 104.7 males age 18 and over.[7][8]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[9]

There were 577 households in Gardner, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.8% were married-couple households, 22.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[7]

There were 619 housing units, of which 6.8% were vacant, at an average density of 210.47 per square mile (81.26/km2). The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.[7] The population density was 464.47 inhabitants per square mile (179.33/km2).[8]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[8]
Race Number Percent
White 1,254 91.8%
Black or African American 7 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.6%
Asian 8 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Some other race 22 1.6%
Two or more races 67 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 89 6.5%

Income and poverty

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The median income for a household in the village was $67,441, and the median income for a family was $71,544. Males had a median income of $56,250 versus $40,383 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,716. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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It is in the Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C and the Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District.[10]

Notable people

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:GNIS
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.
  5. Ritz, Justin (April 5, 2023). "Gardner Mayor Mike Serena Reelected". WCSJ-FM. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  6. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  9. "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  10. Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Grundy County, IL (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2025. - Text list
  11. Brewster, Mary Phillips (June 10, 1939), "Obituary, Charles Leonard Phillips", Seventieth Annual Report of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Newburgh, New York: Moore Printing Company, p. 139, archived from the original on October 4, 2023, retrieved October 1, 2023 – via West Point Digital Library
  12. "Robert C. Underwood". Supreme Court of Illinois. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

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