BlockMomence, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Ganeer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60954. The Survey maps it on the Momence quadrangle. 3,117 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
On record in Momence
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Edward Chipman Public Librarylisted 2017
Downtown Momence Historic Districtlisted 2006
Population over time
2 figuresMomence fell from 3,310 to 3,117 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,310 | |
| 2020 | 3,117 | -193 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1922 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Momence quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Momence in 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-579 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Momence: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Shrock Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lehigh Main Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Azzarelli Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grosso Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grosso Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tanner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Momence in 28 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | $5,000 | Trees 12 to 18 inches in diameter were blown down onto power lines. Numerous tree branches were blown down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. Part of the roof of a storage unit and a train depot were blown off. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | $3,000 | Trees and power lines blown down on Hill Street. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | $2,000 | Numerous large trees were uprooted with a small limb falling onto a car near Wilbur Street and Chatfield Street. A pine tree fell on and damaged a front porch near 2nd Street and Pine Street. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | $2,000 | A tree and power lines were blown down on Fifth Street. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Photos shared showed snapped softwood trees and damaged fences in Momence. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Momence | - | A report from mPING relayed one inch hail in Momence. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along River Road, west of Momence. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Momence. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Numerous trees were blown down in the Momence area including trees blown down onto residences. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Six utility poles bent on 4000N between 6000E and 8000E and a half dozen trees downed. Radar indications are this was a microburst. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Trees up to one and a half feet in diameter down. One tree blocking Route 1. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Momence | - | On 3000N Road water estimated to around a foot and a half deep was flowing from a field across the road and caused a car to stall. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Numerous four to six inch diameter limbs were blown down across portions of Market Street. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 75 mph. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Numerous large trees were blown down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Momence | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Sun River Terrace. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Momence | - | Nickel to Quarter size hail fell across parts of eastern Kankakee County, east of Momence to the Illinois Indiana state line. The hail caused signficant crop damage. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Several tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Two power poles were blown down. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Thunderstorms developed out ahead of a coldfront that moved through northeast Illinois during the late afternoon hours. The storms produced locally heavy rainfall, strong winds and hail. In Cook County, Oak Forest reported 1.79 inches of rain and Park Forest reported 1.78 inches of rain. Wind damage resulted from these storms with wind gusts to 60 mph reported. Damage from the storms included, several large trees and power lines downed. In DuPage County, a building sustained damage from high winds. In Cook County, strong winds peeled back the roof an apartment building in Hinsdale. Damage estimated to the roof was $15,000. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | Strong to severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon and continued into the evening, producing strong winds, heavy rain and small hail. Downed trees and power lines resulted in numerous power outages. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Momence | - | A weak tornado was spotted at a farm northeast of Momence. It did no damage. There were several reports of funnel clouds in the area. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Momence | - | no account filed |
| January 2025 | Flood | Momence | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Momence | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Momence | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Momence | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Eldridge | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ahern | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Yeager | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| River | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Litchfield | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Log Cabin Camp | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Tallmadge | 4.3 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Momence | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q575631 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 413714. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.