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Hennepin is a village located on the Illinois River in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 757 in 2010, an increase of 50 since the 2000 census. It is the county seat and second largest village in Putnam County. [2] Hennepin is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Hennepin Township is located in Putnam County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,261 and it contained 573 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,261 and it contained 573 housing units.
The basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties. [2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. [3] The Constitution of 1970 created, for the first time in Illinois, a type of "home rule", which allows localities to govern themselves to a certain extent. [4]
Hennepin County, 598 U.S. 631 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case about government seizure of property for unpaid taxes, when the value of the property seized is greater than the tax debt. A unanimous court held that the surplus value is protected by the Fifth Amendment 's Takings Clause.
Putnam County is the least extensive county in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,637. [1] The county seat is Hennepin. [2] The county was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County and named after Israel Putnam, [3] who was a general in the American Revolution.
The Putnam County Courthouse, located at 120 N. 4th Street in Hennepin, is Putnam County, Illinois' county courthouse. Built in 1839, the building is the oldest courthouse in the state which is still in use. The courthouse was designed in the Greek Revival style and features four Doric columns at its front entrance. J.A. Williams later (1893 ...
(The Center Square) – As Illinois’ presidential electors cast their Electoral College votes, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin advocates to abolish the system that picks the president of the United States.
Putnam County: 155: Hennepin: 1825: Fulton County: Gen. Israel Putnam (1718–1790), commander of American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill: 5,561: 160 sq mi (414 km 2) Randolph County: 157: Chester: 1795: St. Clair County: Edmund Randolph (1753–1813), first Attorney General of the United States, and briefly United States Secretary of ...