Strawn, IL

Strawn is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 101 residents. Strawn was laid out on June 6, 1873, by David Strawn. David Strawn had moved to La Salle County, Illinois, with his family in 1830 from Preble County, Ohio, and in 1835 had settled in South Ottawa Township. The houses had to be of a specified size and they had to be finished quickly; Strawn was emphatic that he did not want "shanties" either as homes or as places of business. A newcomer can read Strawn through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Strawn comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Strawn is located in southeastern Livingston County.