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href="#Naming_and_first_attempt_to_take_away_the_county_seat"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Naming and first attempt to take away the county seat</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Naming_and_first_attempt_to_take_away_the_county_seat-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Second_attempt_to_displace_Pontiac" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Second_attempt_to_displace_Pontiac"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Second attempt to displace Pontiac</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Second_attempt_to_displace_Pontiac-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Years_of_rapid_growth" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Years_of_rapid_growth"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Years of rapid growth</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Years_of_rapid_growth-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Continued_growth" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Continued_growth"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Continued growth</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Continued_growth-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Automobile_age" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Automobile_age"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Automobile age</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Automobile_age-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government_and_infrastructure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government_and_infrastructure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Government and infrastructure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government_and_infrastructure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Attractions</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Attractions-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Attractions subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Museums" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Museums"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Museums</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Museums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Murals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Murals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Murals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Murals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Parks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Parks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Parks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Parks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Transportation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>In popular culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="پنتیاک، ایلینوی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="پنتیاک، ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BA_(%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81)" title="Понтиак (Илинойс) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Понтиак (Илинойс)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(kapital_sa_kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Illinois,_Livingston_County)" title="Pontiac (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois, Livingston County) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Pontiac (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois, Livingston County)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac,_Illinois" title="Pontiac, Illinois – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pontiac, Illinois" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac" title="Pontiac – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Pontiac" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="پنتیاک، ایلینوی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پنتیاک، ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9_(%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A4%DB%8C)" title="پنتیاک (ايلينؤی) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="پنتیاک (ايلينؤی)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac,_Illinois" title="Pontiac, Illinois – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Pontiac, Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac,_Ilinwa" title="Pontiac, Ilinwa – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Pontiac, Ilinwa" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%83" title="بونتياك – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بونتياك" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9_(%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C)" title="پنتیاک (ایلینوی) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="پنتیاک (ایلینوی)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BA_(%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81)" title="Понтиак (Иллинойс) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Понтиак (Иллинойс)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_(Illinois)" title="Pontiac (Illinois) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Pontiac (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac,_Illinois" title="Pontiac, Illinois – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Pontiac, Illinois" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BA_(%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81)" title="Понтијак (Илиноис) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Понтијак (Илиноис)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac,_Illinois" title="Pontiac, Illinois – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Pontiac, Illinois" 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class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data">Illinois</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">County</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Livingston County, Illinois">Livingston</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Alvey<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">8.65 sq mi (22.40 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">8.40 sq mi (21.75 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.25 sq mi (0.65 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">640 ft (200 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">11,150</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,327.70/sq mi (512.65/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Central_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Central Time Zone">CST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Central_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP Code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">61764</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_815#United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 815">815</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standards" title="Federal Information Processing Standards">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">17-61015</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2396250<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Wikimedia Commons</th><td class="infobox-data">Pontiac, Illinois</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pontiac.org">City website</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Pontiac</b> is a city in and the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Livingston County, Illinois">Livingston County, Illinois</a>, United States.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population was 11,150 in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census,_2020" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census, 2020">2020 Census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1984 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Grandview,_U.S.A." title="Grandview, U.S.A.">Grandview, U.S.A.</a></i> was set in Pontiac. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Location">Location</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pontiac,_Illinois_aerial_01A.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Pontiac%2C_Illinois_aerial_01A.jpg/260px-Pontiac%2C_Illinois_aerial_01A.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Pontiac%2C_Illinois_aerial_01A.jpg/390px-Pontiac%2C_Illinois_aerial_01A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Pontiac%2C_Illinois_aerial_01A.jpg/520px-Pontiac%2C_Illinois_aerial_01A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of Pontiac, 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the 2010 Census, Pontiac has a total area of 7.87 square miles (20.38 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 7.73 square miles (20.02 km<sup>2</sup>) (or 98.22%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km<sup>2</sup>) (or 1.78%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-census-g001_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-g001-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of the land adjacent to Pontiac is farmland. </p><p>Pontiac lies on the <a href="/wiki/Vermilion_River_(Illinois_River_tributary)" title="Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)">Vermilion River</a>. On December 4, 1982, Pontiac had the worst flood in the town's history, cresting at 19.16 feet, caused by a major storm.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most recent flooding occurred on January 9, 2008, cresting at 18.85 feet, the second worst in the town's history.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Pontiac, Illinois (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–2017) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69<br />(21) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73<br />(23) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86<br />(30) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">108<br />(42) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">108<br />(42) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFCF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.6<br />(11.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB973; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.2<br />(14.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.5<br />(23.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.3<br />(28.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.9<br />(31.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.8<br />(33.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94.2<br />(34.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF3400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.0<br />(33.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.8<br />(32.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.8<br />(28.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.5<br />(21.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.5<br />(13.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF2700; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">96.2<br />(35.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.3<br />(9.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.8<br />(17.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.6<br />(23.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.0<br />(27.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.3<br />(29.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.0<br />(28.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.1<br />(25.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9E3E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.3<br />(18.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.2<br />(10.1) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.8<br />(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">61.3<br />(16.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.8<br />(−4.0) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.8<br />(−1.8) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.6<br />(4.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.7<br />(10.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.8<br />(17.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.0<br />(22.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.0<br />(23.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.3<br />(22.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.9<br />(19.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.6<br />(12.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.3<br />(5.2) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.3<br />(−0.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A5; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">51.8<br />(11.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #BABAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(−8.2) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(−6.4) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.0<br />(−1.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFCFA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.6<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.1<br />(11.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.1<br />(16.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.7<br />(18.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.6<br />(17.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.7<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.8<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(0.3) </td> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(−5.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">42.2<br />(5.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.9<br />(−21.1) </td> <td style="background: #8787FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2<br />(−17.7) </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.4<br />(−10.9) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br />(−3.8) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.6<br />(2.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.9<br />(8.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.8<br />(12.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.2<br />(11.2) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.7<br />(4.3) </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(−1.9) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.5<br />(−8.1) </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.5<br />(−18.1) </td> <td style="background: #6565FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−11.1<br />(−23.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−24<br />(−31) </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−23<br />(−31) </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−14<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5<br />(−21) </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−23<br />(−31) </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−24<br />(−31) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #B3FFB3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.99<br />(51) </td> <td style="background: #B5FFB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.76<br />(45) </td> <td style="background: #9BFF9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.62<br />(67) </td> <td style="background: #75FF75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.49<br />(89) </td> <td style="background: #56FF56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.43<br />(113) </td> <td style="background: #66FF66; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.90<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.71<br />(94) </td> <td style="background: #71FF71; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.73<br />(95) </td> <td style="background: #7AFF7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.39<br />(86) </td> <td style="background: #84FF84; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.24<br />(82) </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.56<br />(65) </td> <td style="background: #AEFFAE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.13<br />(54) </td> <td style="background: #88FF88; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">36.95<br />(939) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #0101FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">6.7<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #0000B6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">8.0<br />(20) </td> <td style="background: #7E7EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7<br />(1.8) </td> <td style="background: #2E2EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">5.7<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.1<br />(64) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days </th> <td style="background: #8E8EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1 </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9 </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9 </td> <td style="background: #6C6CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9 </td> <td style="background: #7E7EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9 </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7 </td> <td style="background: #9E9EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6 </td> <td style="background: #9797FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3 </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">111.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days </th> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6 </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.0 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7 </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2 </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">14.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCEI_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCEI-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slow_beginnings">Slow beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Slow beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pontiac was laid out on July 27, 1837, by Henry Weed and brothers Lucius Young and Seth M. Young. A small group of people gathered at the cabin of Andrew McMillan on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Vermilion_River_(Illinois_River_tributary)" title="Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)">Vermilion River</a>. They intended to create a county seat for the newly established county of Livingston. The town they would design was nearly the last of hundreds of new towns laid out in Illinois between 1835 and 1837. <a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Livingston County, Illinois">Livingston County</a>, created five months before, had almost no functioning government.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Illinois, like the rest of the nation, was slipping into an economic depression that would cause the next decade to be called “the hungry forties". </p><p>Moreover, the men had guaranteed a great deal in order to be granted the right to found the seat of the new county. They had agreed to donate twenty acres of land for a courthouse, another acre for a jail, and a pen for stray livestock. They had agreed to give the new county $3,000 toward erecting new buildings, to erect “a good and substantial wagon bridge" across the Vermilion River, and to build a county courthouse. None had the ready cash to support such an effort. They had simply promised to do so, and their promises were guaranteed by three others: C. H. Perry, the county's first storekeeper; James McKee, who had an interest at a mill at the new town site; and <a href="/wiki/Jesse_W._Fell" title="Jesse W. Fell">Jesse W. Fell</a>, an Illinois legislator and <a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Illinois" title="Bloomington, Illinois">Bloomington</a> land dealer. Fell was the person who had been responsible for creating the new county.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As it turned out, for the town's three founders, the future of Pontiac would not be their problem. Within five weeks of the founding of the town, both Young brothers would be dead, and Henry Weed soon drifted away and would die of pneumonia in 1842 while working on a railroad near Binghamton, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The men who founded Pontiac would not be its developers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_design_of_Pontiac">The design of Pontiac</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The design of Pontiac"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The design of the original town was typical of Midwestern town plats in the 1830s. Since there were neither improved roads nor railroads, the plan was centered on a town square; such squares would become much less common after the arrival of railroads. In these early towns, the public square served to define the town center and therefore to establish the location of the highest value lots. Isaac Wicher, the County Surveyor, made the initial survey of Pontiac and staked out its streets and lots.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pontiac was the only town laid out in Livingston County in the 1830s, but similar square-centered towns from that time can be found at <a href="/wiki/Metamora,_Illinois" title="Metamora, Illinois">Metamora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Illinois" title="Lexington, Illinois">Lexington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danvers,_Illinois" title="Danvers, Illinois">Danvers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Illinois" title="Clinton, Illinois">Clinton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Le_Roy,_Illinois" title="Le Roy, Illinois">Le Roy</a>, all established within two years of Pontiac.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original Town of Pontiac differed somewhat from these others because it was unusually large, with ninety-three blocks, most divided into eight lots with some left unsubdivided. The new town extended on both sides of the river. The square, where the courthouse would be built, was bounded by Washington, Madison, Main and Mill Streets.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At first, lots were sold for as little as five dollars each and, even as late as 1850, good lots could be had for as little as twenty dollars each.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naming_and_first_attempt_to_take_away_the_county_seat">Naming and first attempt to take away the county seat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Naming and first attempt to take away the county seat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jesse_W._Fell" title="Jesse W. Fell">Jesse W. Fell</a> had been asked to use his influence to establish a post office in the area. In order to do this, he needed a name and selected “Pontiac” in honor of the Native American leader, who as far anyone knew had never set foot in the area that would be Livingston County.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fell had also selected the name of Livingston County. The town did have a few advantages. It was a good place to cross the river, there was a good mill seat, and James McKee was working to establish a sawmill on the Vermilion river at the town site. By 1838, the mill was in operation. Before leaving the county, Seth Weed had built the first house in Pontiac.<sup id="cite_ref-Livingston_1878,_p._243_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livingston_1878,_p._243-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the Young brothers' deaths, Isaac Fellows came west to settle their estate. He liked the location and took up residence. Work started on the courthouse, but was behind schedule. Early growth was so slow that rivals decided there was a good chance they could strip the honor and the business of the county seat from Pontiac. In 1839 they forced the matter to a vote. The proprietors of Pontiac, they argued, had not lived up to their obligations: the courthouse was unfinished and no bridge across the Vermilion had been built. Their new suggestion for the seat of Government of <a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Livingston County, Illinois">Livingston County</a>, four or five miles upstream would, they said, be more centrally located. They complained that the site of Pontiac had been poorly chosen and was low, damp, and generally unhealthy. The people of the county agreed. By a margin of 81 to 56, they voted to move the county seat but a two-thirds majority was needed to relocate a county seat. As a two-thirds majority failed by a small margin, Pontiac was continued to be the location of the county offices.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After considerable delay, the first Courthouse, a twenty-two by thirty-foot wooden building, was finished and, in 1847, the promised bridge across the Vermilion was completed. Shortly after the $450 bridge was opened, a sudden rise in the Vermilion river swept it away.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_attempt_to_displace_Pontiac">Second attempt to displace Pontiac</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Second attempt to displace Pontiac"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1878 History of Livingston County remarked, “the town of Pontiac was little more than a name.” In the early 1840s it had only a half-dozen cabins and an unfinished courthouse, and everything was so scattered among “clumps of bushes” that the town was almost invisible.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1848, August Fellows, who now owned much of the town, had managed to set up a hostelry. Some of the first church services in Pontiac were held at the tavern. In 1849 cholera swept through Pontiac, killing Fellows and two of his children. One early settler remembered that in Livingston County one person in two suffered from the disease.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fellow's widow, Maria Tracey Fellows, continued to run the hotel; she remarried Nelson Buck in 1850 and renamed the place Buck Hotel.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1851, there was a second attempt to displace Pontiac. On June 23, 1851, a town called Richmond was platted two miles east of Pontiac. Its backers included powerful local business and political figures. These men had calculated that the new Chicago and Mississippi Railroad would miss Pontiac and cross the Vermilion River at their location. Stores, shops, and a schoolhouse were built at Richmond. However, the Richmond speculators had not reckoned with Jesse W. Fell, who had retained a strong economic and social interest in Pontiac and had important friends among the railroad officials. The tracks missed Richmond and passed through Pontiac, with the station located in Fell's First Addition to the town. Richmond was quickly abandoned; some of its buildings were moved to Pontiac.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 4, 1854, an exhibition train steamed into Pontiac, and a few months later regular service on the railroad, soon to be known as the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_and_Alton" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago and Alton">Chicago and Alton</a>, began. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Years_of_rapid_growth">Years of rapid growth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Years of rapid growth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pontiac became a boom town. People flooded in and money for improvements was available. In 1856, Pontiac was incorporated. By 1866, the people of Livingston County could afford to spend $18,000 to construct a new stone jail in Pontiac.<sup id="cite_ref-Livingston_1878,_p._243_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livingston_1878,_p._243-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1870, the state established the Reform School at Pontiac. It was to be a model correctional institution for boys. Jesse W. Fell donated sixty-four acres, valued at $10,000, and more land was purchased.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Livingston County issued $50,000 in bonds. The town of Pontiac added another $25,000 in bonds, and the first buildings were constructed.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1892, this facility became the Illinois State Reformatory and is now the Pontiac Correctional Center. </p><p>In 1870, a fire destroyed $50,000 worth of buildings in downtown Pontiac and, like many Illinois towns, the town fathers, spurred on by insurance companies, created a “fire district,” a zone in the commercial part of the city where buildings had to be constructed of brick or some other fireproof material.<sup id="cite_ref-Historical_Encyclopedia_1909,_p._817_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historical_Encyclopedia_1909,_p._817-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These districts make Pontiac a classic example of one of the key visual features of the American Midwest: towns with brick commercial districts surrounded by wooden residences. Rebuilding was rapid, and growth continued. In 1871, The Chicago and Paducah Railroad was built with the aid of local bonds. The new railroad had revenues of $21,600 by 1877, while the older Chicago and Alton Railroad was handling $61,578 worth of goods.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second and larger courthouse was built. During Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 1874, stray fireworks started a blaze which burned the courthouse, the Union Block, and the Phoenix Block.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Undaunted, Livingston County set out to find the best possible architect to design a new and more splendid building. They settled on <a href="/wiki/John_C._Cochrane" title="John C. Cochrane">John C. Cochrane</a>, known for his work on the Capitol building in Springfield and for the <a href="/wiki/Richland_County,_Illinois" title="Richland County, Illinois">Richland County</a> courthouse. The building was finished in 1875 and was placed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1986. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Continued_growth">Continued growth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Continued growth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1880, improvements continued at a rapid pace, which included the installation of the first electric lights in 1882.<sup id="cite_ref-Historical_Encyclopedia_1909,_p._817_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historical_Encyclopedia_1909,_p._817-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1891, the wooden bridge over the Vermilion river was replaced by an iron span. Pontiac built a municipal water works in 1892. Between 1875 and 1900, new buildings were erected around the courthouse square.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> visited Pontiac in the 1840s and again in February 1855, when his train was snowbound on the nearby tracks, and he was taken by sled to spend the night at the home of Mr. John McGregor. On January 25, 1860, Lincoln was again in town when he addressed the Young Men's Literary Association. In 1858, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Stephen A. Douglas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Owen_Lovejoy" title="Owen Lovejoy">Owen Lovejoy</a>, the abolitionist, both visited Pontiac. When local people learned in 1880 that former president <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a> would pass through Pontiac on his way to visit his son, they begged the general to stay over for breakfast, and a large reception committee quickly arranged a celebration. <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a> came to Pontiac on October 27, 1896 and returned on several other occasions. On June 3, 1903, during his whistle stop tour through Central Illinois, <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a> spoke in Pontiac and unveiled the soldier's monument.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He spoke there again in 1910. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Automobile_age">Automobile age</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Automobile age"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the American Midwest, new highways often parallel early railroads. This happened at Pontiac. The Chicago Mississippi, linking St. Louis with Chicago, was Pontiac's first railroad. In 1922 and 1923, Route 4, the first paved highway between Chicago and St. Louis, followed almost exactly the same route as the railroad. Local people called it the ‘hard road.” The new state highway passed along Ladd Street and brought traffic through the center of Pontiac.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1891 iron truss bridge over the Vermilion proved inadequate to carry increased traffic over the river, and in 1925 it was replaced with a steel and concrete structure.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 1925, the designation of the road was changed to <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_66" title="U.S. Route 66">Route 66</a>, but this was only a change in name, as most of this famous highway simply borrowed the pavement of Route 4. </p><p>The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.threshermensreunion.org/">Threshermen's Reunion</a> started in a modest way in 1949 at Pontiac's Chautauqua Park next to the <a href="/wiki/Vermilion_River_(Illinois_River_tributary)" title="Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)">Vermilion River</a> as a gathering of interested people who brought together a collection of old farm machinery. The assemblage of steam engines and the people who ran them grew in popularity. In 1999, the sponsors purchased their own forty acres north of town.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first phase of construction on Interstate 55 was finished in 1966, and in the early 1970s the road, which closely followed <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_66" title="U.S. Route 66">Route 66</a>, was brought up to improved federal standards. Highway-oriented businesses soon clustered around these roads, at first on the north and south sides of Pontiac, and later near Exit 197, west of the old town center. Unlike many towns, Pontiac has continued to be serviced by railroad passenger service. In 1971, <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> took over the task of moving people between Chicago and St. Louis, and Pontiac has continued to be a stop.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pontiac is home to the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.il66assoc.org/destination/route-66-association-hall-of-fame-museum-3/">Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame</a>. It was previously located at <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Truckers_Home" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixie Truckers Home">Dixie Truckers Home</a> in <a href="/wiki/McLean,_Illinois" title="McLean, Illinois">McLean, Illinois</a>, but it was moved to a new, larger location in Pontiac when Dixie changed ownership. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop 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0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>733</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>1,657</td><td></td><td>126.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>2,242</td><td></td><td>35.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>2,784</td><td></td><td>24.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>4,266</td><td></td><td>53.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>6,090</td><td></td><td>42.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>6,664</td><td></td><td>9.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>8,272</td><td></td><td>24.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>7,109</td><td></td><td>−14.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>7,562</td><td></td><td>6.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>8,435</td><td></td><td>11.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>10,595</td><td></td><td>25.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>11,227</td><td></td><td>6.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>11,428</td><td></td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>11,864</td><td></td><td>3.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>11,931</td><td></td><td>0.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>11,150</td><td></td><td>−6.5%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 11,864 people, 4,139 households, and 2,619 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,263.0 inhabitants per square mile (873.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 4,379 housing units at an average density of 835.3 per square mile (322.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 85.39% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 10.90% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.19% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.43% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 2.06% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.04% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 4.37% of the population. </p><p>Of the 4,139 households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00. </p><p>The population of the city was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.6 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $37,593, and the median income for a family was $43,231. Males had a median income of $35,709 versus $22,302 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $16,863. About 8.1% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_infrastructure">Government and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Government and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Department_of_Corrections" title="Illinois Department of Corrections">Illinois Department of Corrections</a> <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Correctional_Center" title="Pontiac Correctional Center">Pontiac Correctional Center</a> is located in Pontiac.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pontiac housed the male death row until 2003. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of all death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, <a href="/wiki/Menard_Correctional_Center" title="Menard Correctional Center">Menard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tamms_Correctional_Center" title="Tamms Correctional Center">Tamms</a> correctional centers.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Governor Rod Blagojevich threatened to close the prison in 2008. After the community protested the closing for many different reasons, the prison closure was averted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city is served by the newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Leader" title="The Daily Leader">The Daily Leader</a></i>. Local radio stations include <a href="/wiki/WIBL" title="WIBL">WIBL</a> 107.7 ("The Bull") and <a href="/wiki/WJEZ" title="WJEZ">WJEZ</a> 98.9. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Elementary_School_District_429" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontiac Elementary School District 429">Pontiac Elementary School District 429</a> operates public elementary and junior high schools. </p><p>Pontiac Township High School District #90 operates <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Township_High_School" title="Pontiac Township High School">Pontiac Township High School</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_Waldmire_van_at_Route_66_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bob_Waldmire_van_at_Route_66_Museum.jpg/220px-Bob_Waldmire_van_at_Route_66_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bob_Waldmire_van_at_Route_66_Museum.jpg/330px-Bob_Waldmire_van_at_Route_66_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bob_Waldmire_van_at_Route_66_Museum.jpg/440px-Bob_Waldmire_van_at_Route_66_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2123" data-file-height="1936" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waldmire" title="Bob Waldmire">Bob Waldmire</a>'s van, inspiration for <a href="/wiki/Fillmore_(Cars)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fillmore (Cars)">Fillmore (Cars)</a>, on display in the Route 66 Hall of Fame in Pontiac</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums">Museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pontiac is home to several museums including the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, the Pontiac Oakland Museum, the Livingston County War Museum, the Yost House Museum and Art Center, and the International Walldog Mural and Sign Art Museum. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Murals">Murals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Murals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Downtown Pontiac has a collection of more than 20 murals that depict events, people and places from the history of the town. Included in these murals is a large <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_66" title="U.S. Route 66">Route 66</a> shield that is a popular photo opportunity for tourists from many countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parks">Parks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pontiac has 10 parks in the area, all of which are open to the public from dawn to dusk. </p> <ul><li>Jaycee Park – 4.6-acre city park with a baseball field, batting cage and playground equipment. Located at 100 N. Pearl Street.</li> <li>Play Park – 12.5-acre city park with a boat ramp, playground equipment, Riverview Disc Golf Course and two swinging bridges. Located at 3030 E. Grove Street.</li> <li>Dargan Park – 2-acre city park with sculptures, a picnic pavilion and playground equipment. Located at 210 Fountain Street.</li> <li>Chautauqua Park – 26.5-acre city park with an auditorium, two picnic pavilions for rent, one picnic pavilion for public use, playground equipment, Riverview Disc Golf Course, and a swinging bridge. Located at 100 Park Street.</li> <li>Humiston-Riverside Park – 5-acre city park with playground equipment and swinging bridge. Located at 400 W. Water Street.</li> <li>Westview Park – 5.2-acre city park with a picnic pavilion, outdoor basketball court and playground equipment. Located at 1315 Indian Drive.</li> <li>Fell Park – 2.3-acre city park with an outdoor basketball court, skate park and playground equipment. Located at 200 N. Vermillion Street.</li> <li>Kiwanis-Humiston Park – 1.7-acre city park with five <a href="/wiki/Pickleball" title="Pickleball">pickleball</a> courts, one tennis court, a softball/baseball field and playground equipment. Located at 1100 S. Division Street.</li> <li>Lions Park – 1.3-acre city park with a basketball court, softball/baseball field and playground equipment. Located at 401 E. North Street.</li> <li>Recreation Complex – 60-acre city park with five softball/baseball fields, a football field, four basketball courts, six tennis courts, four sand volleyball pits, dog park and playground equipment. Located at 2104 Old Airport Road.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Attig" title="Donald Attig">Donald Attig</a>, (born February 2, 1936, in <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pontiac, Illinois</a>), businessman, entrepreneur, inventor, author, and adventurer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_F._Avery" title="Oscar F. Avery">Oscar F. Avery</a>, (settled in <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pontiac, Illinois</a> with his wife and family) lawyer and Illinois state senator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Bay" title="Harry Bay">Harry Bay</a>, (January 17, 1878 – March 19, 1952), outfielder for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Bronchos" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Bronchos">Cleveland Bronchos</a>/Naps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Wayne_Craven" title="E. Wayne Craven">E. Wayne Craven</a>, art historian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emily_Grove_(athlete)" title="Emily Grove (athlete)">Emily Grove</a>, pole vaulter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moira_Harris" title="Moira Harris">Moira Harris</a>, actress and wife of <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sinise" title="Gary Sinise">Gary Sinise</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_C._Harris_(Illinois_politician)" title="William C. Harris (Illinois politician)">William C. Harris</a>, Illinois state legislator and businessman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_Hunt" title="Irene Hunt">Irene Hunt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newbery_Medal" title="Newbery Medal">Newbery Medal</a> winning author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_L._Pinckney" title="Frank L. Pinckney">Frank L. Pinckney</a>, second <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men%27s_basketball" title="Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball">Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball</a> <a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">head coach</a> from 1906 to 1907</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Rutherford" title="Dan Rutherford">Dan Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Treasurer" title="Illinois Treasurer">Illinois Treasurer</a> (2011–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Schwahn" title="Mark Schwahn">Mark Schwahn</a>, screenwriter, director and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Strevell" title="Jason Strevell">Jason Strevell</a>, businessman, politician, friend of Abraham Lincoln</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Tallman" title="Patricia Tallman">Patricia Tallman</a>, actress and <a href="/wiki/Stunt_performer" title="Stunt performer">stuntwoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natashia_Williams" title="Natashia Williams">Natashia Williams</a>, actress</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pontiac,_Illinois_(Amtrak_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontiac, Illinois (Amtrak station)">Pontiac, Illinois (Amtrak station)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Municipal_Airport" title="Pontiac Municipal Airport">Pontiac Municipal Airport</a> (KPNT) is 3 miles north of the town</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scenes from "Chained Heat," an episode of the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Revolution_(TV_series)" title="Revolution (TV series)">Revolution</a></i>, were set in Pontiac. The episode was largely filmed in <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/C._Thomas_Howell" title="C. Thomas Howell">C. Thomas Howell</a> appeared in the episode. Howell also starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Grandview,_U.S.A." title="Grandview, U.S.A.">Grandview, U.S.A.</a></i>, which was filmed in Pontiac.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Supernatural (U.S. TV series)">Supernatural</a></i>, Jimmy Novak and his family live in Pontiac. Most of the first episode of season four takes place in Pontiac, but the places were all fictional with no real-world counterparts in the genuine Pontiac. The episode was filmed in the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a> metro area.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1957 B-horror film ‘’<a href="/wiki/Beginning_of_the_End_(film)" title="Beginning of the End (film)">Beginning of the End</a>’’, Pontiac is listed among cities destroyed by giant locusts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pontiac,_Illinois&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2396250">U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pontiac, Illinois</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pontiac.org/230/Mayor">"Official Website"</a>. <i>Pontiac, IL</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Illinois highlighting Livingston County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg/42px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg/63px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg/84px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="576" data-file-height="1026" /></span><figcaption>Map of Illinois highlighting Livingston County</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Incorporated_town" title="Incorporated town">Town</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chatsworth,_Illinois" title="Chatsworth, Illinois">Chatsworth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Village_(Illinois)" class="mw-redirect" title="Village (Illinois)">Villages</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Campus,_Illinois" title="Campus, Illinois">Campus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornell,_Illinois" title="Cornell, Illinois">Cornell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cullom,_Illinois" title="Cullom, Illinois">Cullom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight,_Illinois" title="Dwight, Illinois">Dwight</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emington,_Illinois" title="Emington, Illinois">Emington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flanagan,_Illinois" title="Flanagan, Illinois">Flanagan</a></li> <li><a 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Illinois">Amity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avoca_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Avoca Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Avoca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Prairie_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Belle Prairie Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Belle Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broughton_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Broughton Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Broughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Charlotte Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatsworth_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Chatsworth Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Chatsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Dwight Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Dwight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eppards_Point_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Eppards Point Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Eppards Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esmen_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Esmen Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Esmen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Fayette Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Forrest Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Forrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germanville_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Germanville Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Germanville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Grove_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Indian Grove Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Indian Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Point_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Long Point Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Long Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Nebraska Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Nevada Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newtown_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Newtown Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Newtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odell_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Odell Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Odell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owego_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Owego Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Owego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Pike Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Ridge_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Pleasant Ridge Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Pleasant Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Pontiac Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Pontiac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rooks_Creek_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Rooks Creek Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Rooks Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Grove_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Round Grove Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Round Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saunemin_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Saunemin Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Saunemin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Sullivan Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Sullivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunbury_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Sunbury Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Sunbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Union Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldo_Township,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Waldo Township, Livingston County, Illinois">Waldo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ancona,_Illinois" title="Ancona, Illinois">Ancona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone,_Illinois" title="Blackstone, Illinois">Blackstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair,_Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Blair, Livingston County, Illinois">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budd,_Illinois" title="Budd, Illinois">Budd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayuga,_Illinois" title="Cayuga, Illinois">Cayuga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_Illinois" title="Charlotte, Illinois">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graymont,_Illinois" title="Graymont, Illinois">Graymont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manville,_Illinois" title="Manville, Illinois">Manville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDowell,_Illinois" title="McDowell, Illinois">McDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munster,_Illinois" title="Munster, Illinois">Munster</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada,_Illinois" title="Nevada, Illinois">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocoya,_Illinois" title="Ocoya, Illinois">Ocoya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost town</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Cardiff,_Illinois" title="Cardiff, Illinois">Cardiff</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Illinois_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Illinois (state)"><span>Illinois portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="County_seats_of_Illinois" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albion,_Illinois" title="Albion, Illinois">Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aledo,_Illinois" title="Aledo, Illinois">Aledo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belvidere,_Illinois" title="Belvidere, Illinois">Belvidere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton,_Illinois" title="Benton, Illinois">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Illinois" title="Bloomington, Illinois">Bloomington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cairo,_Illinois" title="Cairo, Illinois">Cairo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Illinois" title="Cambridge, Illinois">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlinville,_Illinois" title="Carlinville, Illinois">Carlinville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlyle,_Illinois" title="Carlyle, Illinois">Carlyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmi,_Illinois" title="Carmi, Illinois">Carmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrollton,_Illinois" title="Carrollton, Illinois">Carrollton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carthage,_Illinois" title="Carthage, Illinois">Carthage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Illinois" title="Charleston, Illinois">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester,_Illinois" title="Chester, Illinois">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Illinois" title="Clinton, Illinois">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Illinois" title="Danville, Illinois">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Illinois" title="Decatur, Illinois">Decatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixon,_Illinois" title="Dixon, Illinois">Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Illinois" title="Edwardsville, Illinois">Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effingham,_Illinois" title="Effingham, Illinois">Effingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Illinois" title="Elizabethtown, Illinois">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eureka,_Illinois" title="Eureka, Illinois">Eureka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_Illinois" title="Fairfield, Illinois">Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeport,_Illinois" title="Freeport, Illinois">Freeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galena,_Illinois" title="Galena, Illinois">Galena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galesburg,_Illinois" title="Galesburg, Illinois">Galesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geneva,_Illinois" title="Geneva, Illinois">Geneva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golconda,_Illinois" title="Golconda, Illinois">Golconda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Illinois" title="Greenville, Illinois">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardin,_Illinois" title="Hardin, Illinois">Hardin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Illinois" title="Harrisburg, Illinois">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havana,_Illinois" title="Havana, Illinois">Havana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennepin,_Illinois" title="Hennepin, Illinois">Hennepin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Illinois" title="Hillsboro, Illinois">Hillsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Illinois" title="Jacksonville, Illinois">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerseyville,_Illinois" title="Jerseyville, Illinois">Jerseyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonesboro,_Illinois" title="Jonesboro, Illinois">Jonesboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kankakee,_Illinois" title="Kankakee, Illinois">Kankakee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacon,_Illinois" title="Lacon, Illinois">Lacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrenceville,_Illinois" title="Lawrenceville, Illinois">Lawrenceville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewistown,_Illinois" title="Lewistown, Illinois">Lewistown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Illinois" title="Lincoln, Illinois">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Illinois" title="Louisville, Illinois">Louisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macomb,_Illinois" title="Macomb, Illinois">Macomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion,_Illinois" title="Marion, Illinois">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall,_Illinois" title="Marshall, Illinois">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLeansboro,_Illinois" title="McLeansboro, Illinois">McLeansboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolis,_Illinois" title="Metropolis, Illinois">Metropolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monmouth,_Illinois" title="Monmouth, Illinois">Monmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monticello,_Illinois" title="Monticello, Illinois">Monticello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris,_Illinois" title="Morris, Illinois">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrison,_Illinois" title="Morrison, Illinois">Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mound_City,_Illinois" title="Mound City, Illinois">Mound City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Carmel,_Illinois" title="Mount Carmel, Illinois">Mount Carmel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Carroll,_Illinois" title="Mount Carroll, Illinois">Mount Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sterling,_Illinois" title="Mount Sterling, Illinois">Mount Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Illinois" title="Mount Vernon, Illinois">Mount Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murphysboro,_Illinois" title="Murphysboro, Illinois">Murphysboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Illinois" title="Nashville, Illinois">Nashville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Illinois" title="Newton, Illinois">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olney,_Illinois" title="Olney, Illinois">Olney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oquawka,_Illinois" title="Oquawka, Illinois">Oquawka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon,_Illinois" title="Oregon, Illinois">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottawa,_Illinois" title="Ottawa, Illinois">Ottawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Illinois" title="Paris, Illinois">Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paxton,_Illinois" title="Paxton, Illinois">Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pekin,_Illinois" title="Pekin, Illinois">Pekin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_Illinois" title="Petersburg, Illinois">Petersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinckneyville,_Illinois" title="Pinckneyville, Illinois">Pinkneyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsfield,_Illinois" title="Pittsfield, Illinois">Pittsfield</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pontiac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Illinois" title="Princeton, Illinois">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Illinois" title="Quincy, Illinois">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robinson,_Illinois" title="Robinson, Illinois">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Island,_Illinois" title="Rock Island, Illinois">Rock Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockford,_Illinois" title="Rockford, Illinois">Rockford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rushville,_Illinois" title="Rushville, Illinois">Rushville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Illinois" 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