Somonauk, Illinois

Somonauk
Location of Somonauk in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Location of Somonauk in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°37′58″N 88°41′11″W / 41.63278°N 88.68639°W / 41.63278; -88.68639[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesDeKalb, LaSalle
TownshipsSomonauk, Northville
Settled1834[2]
Incorporated (village)February 16, 1865 (1865-02-16)[3]
Government
 • Village presidentAaron Grandgeorge
Area
 • Total
2.49 sq mi (6.46 km2)
 • Land2.49 sq mi (6.44 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation686 ft (209 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,786
 • Density717.85/sq mi (277.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60552
Area codes815 & 779
FIPS code17-70460
GNIS feature ID2399838[1]
Websitewww.vil.somonauk.il.us

Somonauk is a village in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,786 at the 2020 Census, down from 1,893 at the 2010 Census.

The DeKalb County portion of Somonauk is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion that lies in LaSalle County is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somonauk, Illinois
  2. ^ "Local Government". Village of Somonauk. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments". Illinois State Archives. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.