Somonauk, Illinois
| Somonauk | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | DeKalb, LaSalle |
| Townships | Somonauk, Northville |
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°37′58″N 88°41′11″W / 41.63278°N 88.68639°WCoordinates: 41°37′58″N 88°41′11″W / 41.63278°N 88.68639°W |
| Area | 2.42 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - land | 2.42 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,893 (2010) |
| Density | 3,053.3/sq mi (1,179/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60552 |
| Area code | 815 & 779 |
   Location of Somonauk within Illinois
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Somonauk Is a village in DeKalb and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,893 at the 2010 Census.
The DeKalb County portion of Somonauk is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion that lies in LaSalle County is part of the Ottawa–Peru, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Somonauk is located at 41°37′58″N 88°41′11″W / 41.63278°N 88.68639°W (41.6327194, -88.6865175). The village is situated along the boundary between DeKalb and LaSalle counties. In the 2000 census, 1,190 of Somonauk's 1,295 residents (91.9%) lived in DeKalb County and 105 (8.1%) lived in LaSalle County.
According to the 2010 census, Somonauk has a total area of 2.415 square miles (6.25 km2), of which 2.41 square miles (6.24 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.005 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.21%) is water.
Sannauk Forest Preserve serves as the unofficial boundary between Somonauk and Sandwich, which resides to the east. The forest preserve, owned and managed by DeKalb County, sits along Somonauk Creek, a tributary of the Fox River. The nearby Lake Holiday area includes a man-made lake created by the damming of Somonauk Creek. An old gravel pit was also flooded and is part of the lake.
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