Oglesby

City of Oglesby
City
Water tower near I-39 in Oglesby, Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	LaSalle
Elevation	628 ft (191.4 m)
Coordinates	41°17′48″N 89°03′58″W / 41.29667°N 89.06611°W / 41.29667; -89.06611
Area	4 sq mi (10.4 km2)
- land	4 sq mi (10 km2)
- water	0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	3,791 (2010)
Density	911.6 / sq mi (352 / km2)
Government	City commission government
Mayor	Donald Finley
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61348
Area code	815
Location of Oglesby within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Website: www.oglesby.il.us

Oglesby is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,791 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Schools

Oglesby Lincoln, Oglesby Washington, Holy Family, and Illinois Valley Community College are located in Oglesby.

Geography

Oglesby is located at 41°17′48″N 89°3′58″W / 41.29667°N 89.06611°W / 41.29667; -89.06611 (41.296762, -89.066074).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km²), all of it land.

Natural resources

Oglesby is located near the confluence of the Illinois River and the north-flowing Vermilion River. It was originally called Portland, due to the cement mined and manufactured in the area that was similar to Portland Cement from England. It was renamed^[when?] in honor of Richard Oglesby, a former Governor of Illinois.^{[citation needed]}

The surface ground layers around Oglesby has excellent exposed limestone and coal, as well as riverine transport. It soon became an important center for cement manufacture. Before open-pit mining there were several subsurface cement mines:^[2]

• Illinois Clay Products Mine, 1913-1924
• Reynolds Clay Mine
• Marquette Cement Mine

As well as several coal mines:

• Jones Mine, 1865-1930
• Oglesby Mine, 1865-1919
• Deer Park Mine, 1900-1920
• Black Hollow Mine, circa

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2010, there were 3,791 people. The 2000 census showed 1,583 households, and 1,016 families residing in the city. The population density was 911.6 people per square mile (352.0/km²). There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of 425.2 per square mile (164.2/km²). According to the 2010 census The racial makeup of the city was 95.70% White, 0.37% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.74% Asian, and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.52% of the population.

Census 2000 stated that there were 1,583 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $44,778. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $20,331 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,674. About 9.5% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Jim Bottomley (b.1900), first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns
• Frank Lamanske (b.1906), pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of LaSalle County, Illinois, United States County seat: Ottawa Cities Earlville LaSalle Marseilles Mendota Oglesby Ottawa Peru Sandwich‡ Streator‡ Wenona‡ Villages Cedar Point Dalzell‡ Dana Grand Ridge Kangley Leland Leonore Lostant Millington‡ Naplate North Utica Ransom Rutland Seneca‡ Sheridan Somonauk‡ Tonica Troy Grove Townships Adams Allen Brookfield Bruce Dayton Deer Park Dimmick Eagle Earl Eden Fall River Farm Ridge Freedom Grand Rapids Groveland Hope LaSalle Manlius Mendota Meriden Miller Mission Northville Ophir Osage Ottawa Otter Creek Peru Richland Rutland Serena South Ottawa Troy Grove Utica Vermilion Wallace Waltham Unincorporated communities Altmar Baker Blakes Catharine Danway Dayton Dimmick Farm Ridge Fitchmoor Garfield Harding Hitt Jonesville Kernan Lake Holiday Leeds Lowell Meriden Milla Mount Palatine‡ Northville Norway Peterstown Piety Hill Prairie Center Richards Rockwell Science Serena Stavanger Stoneyville Sulphur Springs Ticona Tomahawk Bluff Triumph Vermilionville Waltham Wedron Wilsman Woodland Addition Former settlement East Wenona Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties