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Manhattan, IL

Manhattan, IL

Will County, 37 miles SW of the Loop. Construction of the Illinois & Michigan Canal after 1836, the Illinois Central Railroad in 1851, and a railroad stop in 1879 drew laborers to Manhattan (especially Irish immigrants). In 1886, the village incorporated so that it could license saloons. The population of 1,117 in 1960 grew steadly to 3,330 in 2000.


Manhattan, IL (inc. 1886)
Year Total
(and by category)
  Foreign Born Native with foreign parentage Males per 100 females
1900 393  
1930 628  
1960 1,117   94
  1,117 White (100.0%)      
1990 2,059   0.6% 96
  2,026 White (98.4%)      
  17 American Indian (0.8%)      
  5 Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%)      
  11 Other race (0.5%)      
  31 Hispanic Origin* (1.5%)      
2000 3,330   2.5% 104
  3,237 White alone (97.2%)      
  7 Black or African American alone (0.2%)      
  4 American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.1%)      
  7 Asian alone (0.2%)      
  39 Some other race alone (1.2%)      
  36 Two or more races (1.1%)      
  101 Hispanic or Latino* (3.0%)