Chatsworth, Illinois
| Chatsworth | |
| Town | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| County | Livingston |
| Elevation | 736 ft (224 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°45′15″N 88°17′35″W / 40.75417°N 88.29306°WCoordinates: 40°45′15″N 88°17′35″W / 40.75417°N 88.29306°W |
| Area | 2.71 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - land | 2.71 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,265 (2000) |
| Density | 1,412.8/sq mi (545/km2) |
| Incorporated | March 8, 1867 |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60921 |
| Area code | 815 & 779 |
   Location of Chatsworth within Illinois
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Chatsworth is an incorporated town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,265 at the 2000 census.
Chatsworth is located at 40°45′15″N 88°17′35″W / 40.75417°N 88.29306°W (40.754256, -88.293023).
According to the 2010 census, Chatsworth has a total area of 2.71 square miles (7.02 km2), all land.
Founding of Chatsworth
Chatsworth was laid out by Zeno Secor (1809 – 25 October 1875) and Cornelia Gilman on 8 June 1859. Both founders were from New York. Secor was a member of the Board of Directors of the company that was building the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad. He was a noted civil engineer and marine engine designer, who was involved with a number of railroads. Secor was later president of the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad. Secor is best known for building a number of ironclad warships for the Union Navy. Cornelia Gilman was perhaps the person of that name who was the wife of Samuel Gilman, another director of the firm, and the man who gave his name to the nearby town of Gilman, Illinois. The town of Chatsworth is perhaps named for Chatsworth House, the home of the Duke of Devonshire. Trains were running along the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad before the town was platted. The railroad soon became the Toledo, Peoria and Western.
Original Design of Chatsworth
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