Stockton, Illinois Location of Stockton inside Illinois Location of Stockton inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Stockton, Illinois Website: Village of Stockton Stockton is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.
The populace was 1,862 at the 2010 census, down from 1,926 at the 2000 census.
The village of Stockton is the youngest village in Jo Daviess County. It was established after the Minnesota Northwestern Railroad decided to build a station in Section 2 of Stockton Township in 1886, which through consolidation s later became titled the Chicago Great Western Railway.
In 1914, the Kraft Brothers opened a cheese factory in Stockton, and directed it until Kraft sold the facility in 1998. This was the place of birth of the Kraft Corporation and the first cheese plant opened by J.L.
Stockton is positioned at 42 21 1 N 90 0 22 W (42.350357, -90.006127). According to the 2010 census, Stockton has a total region of 1.6 square miles (4.14 km2), all land. Illinois 78.svg Illinois Route 78, north towards Warren and the Wisconsin state line and south towards Mount Carrol.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the village was $35,921, and the median income for a family was $43,173.
About 4.5% of families and 8.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Stockton is not part of the Driftless Area, but is the first town/city found outside of it, coming from Jo Daviess County.
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Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States
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Villages in Jo Daviess County, Illinois - Villages in Illinois - Driftless Area - Populated places established in 1886
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