Stockton, Illinois
Stockton | |
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 Downtown Stockton, including the W.E. White Building (near corner) | |
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 Location of Stockton in Daviess County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′01″N 90°00′22″W / 42.35028°N 90.00611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Jo Daviess |
| Township | Stockton |
| Government | |
| • Village President | Rodney A. Brandt |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.88 sq mi (4.86 km2) |
| • Land | 1.88 sq mi (4.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,105 ft (337 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,728 |
| • Density | 920.62/sq mi (355.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61085 |
| Area code | 815 |
| FIPS code | 17-72780 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Stockton, Illinois |
| Website | Village of Stockton Stockton Chamber of Commerce |
Stockton is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census.[6]
History
[edit]The village of Stockton is the youngest village in Jo Daviess County.[7] It was established after the Minnesota Northwestern Railroad decided to build a station in Section 2 of Stockton Township in 1886, which through mergers later became named the Chicago Great Western Railway. The railroad tracks were removed in the early 1970s.[8]
What is now Front Street in Stockton was then a dirt road which served as the main thoroughfare to Lena. In April 1887, one Charles Hermann became Stockton's first business owner.[9]
In 1914, the Kraft Brothers opened a cheese factory in Stockton, and operated it until Kraft sold the facility in 1998.[10][11] This was the birthplace of the Kraft Corporation and the first cheese plant opened by J.L. Kraft.[12]
Geography
[edit]Stockton is located at 42°21′1″N 90°0′22″W / 42.35028°N 90.00611°W (42.350357, -90.006127).[13]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Stockton has a total area of 1.88 square miles (4.87 km2), all land.[14]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Stockton, Illinois (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
69 (21) |
84 (29) |
91 (33) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
89 (32) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 46.6 (8.1) |
50.9 (10.5) |
68.6 (20.3) |
80.1 (26.7) |
86.8 (30.4) |
90.8 (32.7) |
90.4 (32.4) |
89.5 (31.9) |
87.9 (31.1) |
81.2 (27.3) |
65.2 (18.4) |
50.8 (10.4) |
92.9 (33.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) |
32.1 (0.1) |
45.1 (7.3) |
58.9 (14.9) |
70.8 (21.6) |
79.3 (26.3) |
81.7 (27.6) |
80.0 (26.7) |
74.2 (23.4) |
61.5 (16.4) |
45.8 (7.7) |
33.0 (0.6) |
57.5 (14.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.0 (−6.7) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
35.9 (2.2) |
48.0 (8.9) |
59.9 (15.5) |
69.0 (20.6) |
71.5 (21.9) |
69.6 (20.9) |
62.7 (17.1) |
50.8 (10.4) |
37.4 (3.0) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
47.9 (8.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.1 (−11.1) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
37.0 (2.8) |
48.9 (9.4) |
58.7 (14.8) |
61.3 (16.3) |
59.1 (15.1) |
51.2 (10.7) |
40.2 (4.6) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
38.2 (3.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −11.7 (−24.3) |
−5.9 (−21.1) |
5.8 (−14.6) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
34.1 (1.2) |
44.9 (7.2) |
49.9 (9.9) |
48.1 (8.9) |
35.7 (2.1) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
11.2 (−11.6) |
−3.9 (−19.9) |
−16.0 (−26.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−30 (−34) |
−18 (−28) |
7 (−14) |
24 (−4) |
37 (3) |
40 (4) |
39 (4) |
26 (−3) |
13 (−11) |
−10 (−23) |
−24 (−31) |
−32 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.17 (30) |
1.52 (39) |
2.20 (56) |
3.93 (100) |
4.13 (105) |
5.72 (145) |
4.50 (114) |
4.16 (106) |
4.22 (107) |
3.10 (79) |
2.32 (59) |
1.69 (43) |
38.66 (982) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.7 (27) |
8.1 (21) |
4.9 (12) |
1.3 (3.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
2.1 (5.3) |
8.0 (20) |
35.7 (91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 118.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.6 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 24.0 |
| Source: NOAA[15][16] | |||||||||||||
Major highways
[edit]
U.S. Route 20, east towards Freeport and west towards Galena
Illinois Route 78, north towards Warren and the Wisconsin state line and south towards Mount Carroll
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 379 | — | |
| 1900 | 946 | 149.6% | |
| 1910 | 1,096 | 15.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,449 | 32.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,505 | 3.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,440 | −4.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,445 | 0.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,800 | 24.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,930 | 7.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,872 | −3.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,871 | −0.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,926 | 2.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,862 | −3.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,728 | −7.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[17] | |||
As of the 2020 census[6] there were 1,728 people, 774 households, and 481 families residing in the village. The population density was 920.62 inhabitants per square mile (355.45/km2). There were 873 housing units at an average density of 465.10 per square mile (179.58/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.75% White, 0.81% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 4.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.36% of the population.
There were 774 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.92% were married couples living together, 20.28% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.86% were non-families. 32.69% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.28% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.05.
The village's age distribution consisted of 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $43,295, and the median income for a family was $55,060. Males had a median income of $31,643 versus $20,441 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,501. About 23.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
Geology
[edit]Stockton is not part of the Driftless Area, but is the first municipality found outside of it, coming from western Jo Daviess County. One climbs out of the valley of the Upper Mississippi River and finds a high point in Stockton.
The village water tower sits on a ridge at elevation 1,105 ft (337 m)[5] that rises to 1,120 ft (340 m) to the west at the village limits. To the northwest the same ridge line continues where U.S. Route 20 crests at 1,077 ft (328 m) just to the west. This ridge line continues for 3 miles to the northwest to Benton Mound (1,204 ft; 367 m ), the second highest peak in Illinois.[18]
Notable people
[edit]- Leo Binz, archbishop of Dubuque and St. Paul and Minneapolis; born in Stockton[19]
- Charles E. Byrum, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives; born in Stockton[20]
- Dennis Gage, host of the television show My Classic Car; grew up in Stockton
- Ron Lawfer, farmer and Illinois legislator; born in Stockton[21]
Historical landmarks
[edit]- Townsend Home
- W.E. White Building
- Great Western Hotel
References
[edit]- ^ Stockton Chamber of Commerce
- ^ Village of Stockton
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "USGS detail on Newtown". Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ a b "Google Earth at Stockton, Illinois water tower". Google Earth. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Stockton History | Village of Stockton". www.villageofstockton.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Huddleston, Jerry. "CGW's Winston Tunnel", accessed April 7, 2009.
- ^ Donth, Cynthia. "W.E. White Building[permanent dead link]", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, June 27, 1997, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed May 4, 2008.
- ^ StocktonIL.com "Stockton History Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine", accessed April 7, 2009.
- ^ KraftFoodsCompany.com "History of Kraft Foods Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine", accessed April 7, 2009.
- ^ Galena, Jo Daviess County Visitors Guide, 2012
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Stockton 3 NNE, IL". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Benton Mound, PeakAdvisor.com". Peak Advisor. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Leo Binz
- ^ "Obituary for Charles Ernest Byrum (1868-1975)". Rapid City Journal. March 4, 1975. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1997-1998,' Biographical Sketch of I. Ronald Lawfer, pg. 107
External links
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