Back كيواني Arabic كيوانى ARZ کیونی، ایلینوی AZB Кивани (Иллинойс) CE Kewanee CEB Kewanee, Illinois Welsh Kewanee DAG Kewanee German Kewanee Spanish Kewanee (Illinois) Basque
City of Kewanee, Illinois | |
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| Nickname: Hog Capital of the World [1] | |
 Location of Kewanee in Henry County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′N 89°56′W / 41.233°N 89.933°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Henry |
| Incorporated | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gary Moore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.61 sq mi (17.12 km2) |
| • Land | 6.60 sq mi (17.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 803 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12,509 |
| • Density | 1,896.16/sq mi (732.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61443[3] |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-39727 |
| Website | cityofkewanee |
Kewanee (/kiːˈwɑːniː/ ) is a city in Henry County, Illinois. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for greater prairie chicken,[4] which lived there. The population was 12,509 in the 2020 census, down from 12,944 in 2000.
- ^ "Kewanee, IL - Hog Capital of the World". www.roadsideamerica.com.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Kewanee IL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 174.
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