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Minonk, IL

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Population
1,889
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
750 ft
Median Home Value
$120,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$999/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$69,352
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IllinoisPopulation rankingHighest population places in IllinoisNearest larger communityStreator, Illinois18 miles away · 12,190 residents.

About Minonk

Minonk is a Woodford County city laid out after the Illinois Central Railroad reached the area in 1854. Railroad engineer David A. Neal secured the site, and the original plat ran along the line; the Santa Fe's Pekin branch arrived in 1879, giving the town a second railroad crossing. Minonk also grew around lumber yards and coal mines, with the old industrial landscape still part of the local story. Minonk is a central Illinois railroad town whose coal-and-lumber past remains on the map.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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