Troy Grove, Illinois
Homer, Illinois | |
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 Grain elevator in Troy Grove | |
 Location in LaSalle County, Illinois | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′57″N 89°04′54″W / 41.46583°N 89.08167°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | LaSalle |
| Township | Troy Grove |
| Incorporated | April 3, 1886[2] |
| Government | |
| • Village president | Charles Mammen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 225 |
| • Density | 327.51/sq mi (126.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61372 |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 815 and 779 |
| FIPS code | 17-76225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2400005[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Troy Grove, Illinois |
Troy Grove is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 225 at the 2020 census, down from 250 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Troy Grove is notable as the birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok and Kate Austin. It is home to the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial. The town also has another connection to the Wild West, as the last reported wild bison killed in Illinois happened near the town in 1837.[5]
Silica sand, a fine white sand used in making glass, is mined in the vicinity of Troy Grove.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Troy Grove, Illinois
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
pastwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Troy Grove village, Illinois". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Returning to the Prairie - Bison at Midewin - National Forest Foundation".