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Gardner, Illinois

Gardner
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Grundy
Elevation 585 ft (178 m)
Coordinates 41°11′16″N 88°18′34″W / 41.18778°N 88.30944°W / 41.18778; -88.30944Coordinates: 41°11′16″N 88°18′34″W / 41.18778°N 88.30944°W / 41.18778; -88.30944
Area 2.94 sq mi (8 km2)
 - land 2.92 sq mi (8 km2)
 - water 0.03 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 1,463 (2010)
Density 1,351.4/sq mi (522/km2)
Mayor Mike Serena
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 60424
Area code 815
Location of Gardner within Illinois
Location of Gardner within Illinois

Gardner is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,463 at the 2010 census.

Gardner is named for its founder, Henry C. Gardner.

Gardner is located at 41°11′16″N 88°18′34″W / 41.18778°N 88.30944°W / 41.18778; -88.30944 (41.187881, -88.309524). According to the 2010 census, Gardner has a total area of 2.948 square miles (7.64 km2), of which 2.92 square miles (7.56 km2) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.028 square miles (0.07 km2) (or 0.95%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,406 people, 558 households, and 392 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,351.4 people per square mile (522.0/km²). There were 580 housing units at an average density of 557.5 per square mile (215.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.36% White, 0.07% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.27% of the population.

There were 558 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.


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