Geneva, Illinois Geneva Official name: City of Geneva Kane County Illinois incorporated and unincorporated areas Geneva highlighted.svg Location in Kane County and the state of Illinois.
Geneva is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is positioned on the side of the Chicago suburbs.
Geneva is part of a tri-city area, positioned between St.
Charles and Batavia. As of a July 2011 official US Enumeration Bureau estimate, the town/city had a total populace of 21,707. The region is presently experiencing a high level of populace growth as Chicago's urban sprawl spreads farther west.
Geneva is a prominent tourist destination with its scenic locale along the Fox River and various shops and restaurants.
There is an extensive bike trail fitness in Geneva including portions of the Fox River Trail and the Illinois Prairie Path.
Geneva has an active historical society, the Geneva History Center, positioned in downtown Geneva as well as the Fabyan Windmill, an old Dutch windmill dating back to the 1850s.
Geneva is positioned at 41 53'9" North, 88 18'42" West (41.885722, -88.311771), 36 miles (58 km) west of downtown Chicago.
According to the 2010 census, Geneva has a total region of 9.994 square miles (25.88 km2), of which 9.75 square miles (25.25 km2) (or 97.56%) is territory and 0.244 square miles (0.63 km2) (or 2.44%) is water. Geneva was first settled in the 1830s on an meaningful route from Chicago.
Daniel Shaw Haight was the first settler in Geneva.
Richard Hamilton, a prominent Cook County politician, led to the naming of Geneva as governmental center of county in 1836.
The town was platted a year later and was probably titled after Geneva, New York. Before the name Geneva was chosen, the names La - Fox, Big Spring, and Herrington's Ford were used. A courthouse and jail were among the first primary works.
Geneva was incorporated as a village in 1867.
Early goods produced in Geneva encompassed cheese, butter, milled grains, and packed meat.
Geneva was especially noted for its flux of Swedish immigrants, who comprised half of the populace by 1900.
A year later, Geneva was connected to other Fox Valley communities through the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company.
The Fabyan Windmill is an authentic, working Dutch windmill dating from the 1850s positioned in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, just north of Batavia, Illinois, off Illinois Route 25. The five-story wooden smock foundry with a stage, which stands 68 feet (21 m) tall, sits upon the onetime estate of Colonel George Fabyan, but is now part of the Kane County Forest Preserve District.
On June 4, 1979, the windmill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Dutch Mill. The following year, the windmill was chose to be on a U.S.
The acoustical laboratory building was funded and assembled by Colonel George Fabyan on his vast Riverbank Estate in Geneva, IL.
Elizabeth Place, or the Henry Bond Fargo House, is a historic residence in Geneva, Illinois in the Mission Revival style.
The home was owned by Henry Bond Fargo, a prominent small-town businessmen who brought a several early industries to Geneva.
Geneva has been home to the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League since 1991 when the Wausau Timbers relocated to Geneva from Wausau, Wisconsin. The Cougars presently play at Northwestern Medicine Field.
In 2015 the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League moved from Bensenville, Illinois to Geneva.
Geneva METRA Station Geneva is served by Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), and Dupage Airport (DPA).
The town/city also benefits from highways running through the city, including State Routes 25, 31, 38 with easy access to Interstate 88.
Geneva is also served by the Pace bus fitness run by Chicago's suburbs.
As a part of the Chicago urbane area, Geneva has a station on the Union Pacific/West line of the Metra commuter rail system; it provides incessant service to downtown Chicago, 36 miles (58 km) away, and extends west to Elburn.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 33% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
Geneva School District 304 includes the following schools: Geneva Middle School South (built in 1994), Principal: Mr.
Geneva Middle School North (built in 2006), Principal: Mr.
Geneva High School (built in 1958), Principal: Mr.
The following fitness/recreation centers are part of the Geneva Park District Dancing with the Geneva Stars Geneva Film Festival Geneva Concours d'Elegance Filmed outside of the Geneva Courthouse and the Geneva Motel.
The Road to Perdition (2002) starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, and Jude Law was filmed in downtown Geneva.
Novocaine (2001) starring Steve Martin was filmed at the Geneva Motel on the East Side of Geneva.
View down 3rd Street in Geneva "Geneva, IL - Official Website - History of Geneva".
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"60134 Zip Code in Geneva, IL - Neighborhoods, Schools, Real Estate, Demographics and Relocation Tools".
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Location taken from National Register of Historic Places: NRIS 7900 - 0843 (June 4, 1979).
National Park Service (2010-07-09).
"Fabyan Windmill".
"Fabyan Windmill" (PDF).
Retrieved March 3, 2015.
"Riverbank History from Geneva Historical Society".
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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Retrieved July 2, 2016.[permanent dead link] "Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Harrison Street Elementary School".
"Williamsburg Elementary School".
"Fabyan Elementary School".
"Geneva Middle School South".
"Geneva Middle School South Website".
"Geneva Park District | Parks and Facilities Map".
"The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions".
"Been There, Seen That: George Fabyan, Eccentric".
AN ESTATE OF FORTY MILLIONS One of the Earliest Victims of the Gold Fever, He Turned His Attention to Silver and Made a Fortune.", The New York Times, New York, New York, December 30, 1894, He came to this nation with his parents in 1843, and lived for a time at Geneva, Ill., where he obtained a rudimentary education...
"Kane County Chronicle | Archive".
"Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Geneva (Illinois).
Official Site of the City of Geneva, Illinois Geneva Chamber of Commerce Geneva Public Library District Geneva History Center Education Primary Website for Geneva, IL District 304 Municipalities and communities of Kane County, Illinois, United States
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