Gardner, Illinois

Back to Gardner, IL housing info, Grundy County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Gardner IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Gardner, IL Grundy County Population in July 2008: 1,489. Population change since 2000: +5.9%   Males: 742   (49.9%) Females: 747   (50.1%) Median resident age:   34.4 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60424. Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,760 (it was $42,500 in 2000) Gardner:   $54,760 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,634 Gardner:   $24,634 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $158,163 (it was $96,800 in 2000) Gardner:   $158,163 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $175,153; Detached houses: $173,616; Townhouses or other attached units: $107,879; Mobile homes: $95,833 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60424 Gardner, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Gardner: White Non-Hispanic (96.2%) Hispanic (3.3%) Other race (0.9%) 2008 cost of living index in Gardner: 97.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Gardner, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Gardner is mentioned 11 times on our forum: Chicago potholes the second worst in the world?  (95 replies) What About Westchester Illinois?  (39 replies) Terrible Rumor - No Dr. Pepper in Chicago?  (36 replies) Batavia info/ reputation / area info wanted  (10 replies) Illinois, I'm coming home! But where???  (24 replies) Latest news from Gardner, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (22.1%), Irish (18.3%), Italian (16.9%), English (11.4%), Norwegian (7.2%), Polish (5.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 01/22/1914 Elevation: 590 feet Land area: 1.04 square miles. Population density: 1431 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.19 N, Longitude: 88.31 W

Area code: 815

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Average climate in Gardner, Illinois

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Gardner-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Gardner village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Gardner-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.0 miles away from Gardner center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Gardner, IL

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Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	6.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gardner, IL

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11.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.29%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Will County, IL	4.70% ($49,596 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	2.38% ($48,442)
from DuPage County, IL	0.77% ($50,236)

7.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,914 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.86%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Will County, IL	2.46% ($42,728 average AGI)
to La Salle County, IL	0.71% ($40,477)
to Cook County, IL	0.65% ($37,233)

• Craig B Royal, 4425 S. Carbon Hill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m

• Il 129 Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPFZ649
  Assigned Frequencies : 47.0200 MHz, 47.1000 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/04/2004, Expiration Date: 11/09/2014
  Registrant: State Of Illinois, Department Of Transportation, 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Room 009, Springfield, IL 62764, Phone: (217) 782-7234, Fax: (217) 782-1927, Email:
• 1.5 M E Of South Wilmington On Halpin Rd, Call Sign: KNGQ476
  Assigned Frequencies : 158.385 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/31/1998, Expiration Date: 06/03/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/07/2003
  Registrant: Francis E Halpin Jr, Rr 1 Box 159, Gardner, IL 60424, Phone: (815) 237-2368
• 500 E. Main St, Call Sign: WQIV753
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.655 MHz, 151.685 MHz, 151.715 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/29/2008, Expiration Date: 05/29/2018, Certifier: Richard S Decman
  Registrant: Spectrum License Consultants, Inc, Dallas, TX 75370, Phone: (972) 248-2400, Fax: (972) 248-2422, Email:

• GARDNER, Lat: 41.052972 Lon: -88.300556, Call Sign: WQEZ533
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.431 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/25/2006, Expiration Date: 05/25/2016, Certifier: Barbara Bexson
  Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:

• Aircraft: ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 3185H , Serial Number: 3810, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 12/12/1955
  Registrant (Partnership): Reported Sale, Gardner Welding Shop, Gardner, IL 60424
• Aircraft: AERONCA 65-TAF (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 71 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 4AC176B SER (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 36817 , Serial Number: F1561TA, Year manufactured: 1941, Airworthiness Date: 03/26/1997
  Registrant (Individual): Todd A Sovey, Po Box 215, Gardner, IL 60424
  Deregistered: Cancel Date: 04/09/1991, Exported to: South Africa
• Aircraft: CESSNA 501 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-1 (2200 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
  N-Number: 910G , Serial Number: 501-0083, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 11/08/1978
  Registrant (Corporation): Aerojet LLC, Po Box 494, Gardner, IL 60424

• Fire: 27
• Hazardous Condition: 13