Minooka, IL Real Estate

Median Income $75,091

Median Age 32.72

Population 9,632

	Median Temperature
	January	HI 29°	LO 13°	July	HI 84°	LO 62°

	School Test Scores
	Elementary: Three Rivers A O Marshall Aux Sable Booth Central Crystal Lawns Edna Keith Eisenhower Academy Farragut Forest Park Individual Education Grand Prairie Lynne Thigpen M J Cunningham Minooka Intermediate Parks Cultural Studies Academy Pershing Sandburg Sator Sanchez T E Culbertson Taft Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Walnut Trails White Oak Woodland N B Galloway Troy - Craughwell Troy - Crossroads Troy - Shorewood Troy Heritage Trail Minooka Erienna Bruning Pioneer Path Reed - Custer Oak Valley		Middle: Aux Sable Chaney Monge Channahon High Dirksen High Elwood Community Cons Gompers High Hufford High L J Stevens Laraway Elementary Minooka High Nettle Creek Elementary Premier Academy Richland Grade Rockdale Elementary Saratoga Elementary Shabbona Thompson Inst Center Union Elementary Washington High		High: Central Joliet Township Joliet Township Alternative Minooka Community Morris Community West Joliet Township Wilmington
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Minooka lies 44 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. Incorporated on March 27, 1869 as a thriving town along the Rock Island Railroad, it was originally called "the summit" by railroad workers because it was the highest point in Illinois on the Rock Island line. It was named "Anoka" for a time, and renamed Minooka by early settler Dolly Smith, after a Potawatomi (Indian) word supposedly meaning "contentment of good land." She also named many of the streets in the old part of Minooka. Minooka has a population of 3,971 (2000), and covers 4.3 square miles. The nearest towns include Channahon, Shorewood, Rockdale, Elwood, Crystal Lawns, Carbon Hill, Diamond, and Joliet, IL. Minooka is located both in Grundy and Will Counties. It has excellent highway, rail, waterway and air transportation options, and is located along Interstate 80. In general, housing in Minooka is moderately priced. Grundy County is one of the counties in which Minooka is located. It was named for Felix Grundy, a U.S. senator from Tennessee; the estimated population of the county for 2005 was 41,069. This was an increase of 9.42 percent from the 2000 U.S. census. Grundy County offers plenty of recreational opportunities including golfing, fitness centers, swimming, boating, biking, tennis, skating, and bowling. Residents can also relax in numerous parks and lakes, and do some hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and canoeing. There are plentiful libraries, fairs, festivals and theatre performances to enjoy, and the city of Chicago, located one hour southwest of Grundy County, offers a wealth of professional and college sports, comedy clubs, theater, operas, concerts, and other leisure-time opportunities.

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