Filmed on Friday, July 7 2023, I drive around the village Wyanet, IL to see what’s going on.
In 1821 the settlement was first called “Center”.
In 1837 the Village changed it’s name to “Pond Creek”, named for the Creek at the South edge of town where Ellis Mercer built a saw mill and Amos Leonard built the first flour mill.
The first railroad, the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific was built here in 1853. At this time the name was changed to “Kingston” in honor of the land donors Henry and Mary King.
The Chicago, Burlington, Quincy Railroad gave the Village its current name, Wyanet, when they completed their rail line in 1855.
As of the 2020 census there were 886 people residing in the village.
The racial makeup of the village was 91.99% White, 0.23% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 6.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.72% of the population.
The median income for a household in the village was $47,454, and the per capita income for the village was $22,490. About 14.6% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line.
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