Monee is a village in

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, a south suburb of

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. The population was 5,128 at the 2020 census.

Transportation

Plans for a new

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station on 2nd Avenue are undergoing studies. In 2016, the

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will begin making stops here as well as in nearby

Peotone Peotone () is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,142 at the 2010 census, an increase from 3,385 in 2000. The city is about south of Chicago. The village is home to the Peotone High School Blue Devils. History ...

. A proposed Pace bus route will run from the University Park Metra station to the new station.

History

The town's name is a corruption of Mary, there being no "R" sound in the Pottawatamie language. "Mary" was the name of a trader's wife.

Geography

According to the 2020 census, Monee has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,939 people, 1,204 households, and 872 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 21,271 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.88%

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, 2.12%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.44%

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, 1.88% from

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, and 1.61% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.04% of the population. There were 1,204 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.83. In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $58,625, and the median income for a family was $64,960. Males had a median income of $46,604 versus $33,750 for females. The

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for the village was $27,687. About 2.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The village of Monee falls within the Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U of Will County, which serves the neighboring villages of

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, University Park, and portions of Park Forest. The village is home to Monee Elementary which serves kindergarten through fifth grade. Also located in Monee is Monee Education Center, which provides the district's alternative learning programs. Students living in Monee attend the Crete-Monee Middle School from sixth to eighth grade before continuing to Crete-Monee High School for ninth through twelfth grades. Students may also apply for attendance at the Coretta Scott King Magnet School in University Park, which also serves kindergarten through fifth grade for selected families from throughout the district.

Notable people

* Tony Zych, Major League Baseball pitcher for New York Yankees

References

External links

Monee official website
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