Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ). The population of Sparta (1890) was 1,979;(1900), 2,041. TOLUCA, a city of Marshall County situatedon the line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa FeRailroad, 18 miles sonthwestof Streator. It is inthe center of a rich agricultural district; has theusual church and educational facilities of citiesof its rank, and two newspapers. Population(1900), 2,629. WEST HAMMOND, a village situated in thenortheast corner of Thornton Township, CookCounty, adjacent to Hammond, from whichit is separated by the Indiana State line. It is onthe Michigan Central Railroad
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ). The population of Sparta (1890) was 1,979;(1900), 2,041. TOLUCA, a city of Marshall County situatedon the line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa FeRailroad, 18 miles sonthwestof Streator. It is inthe center of a rich agricultural district; has theusual church and educational facilities of citiesof its rank, and two newspapers. Population(1900), 2,629. WEST HAMMOND, a village situated in thenortheast corner of Thornton Township, CookCounty, adjacent to Hammond, from whichit is separated by the Indiana State line. It is onthe Michigan Central Railroad, one mile south ofthe Chicago City limits, and has convenient ac-cess to several other lines, including the Chicago& Erie; New York, Chicago & St. Louis, andWestern Indiana Railroads. Like its Indiananeighbor, it is a manufacturing center of muchimportance, was incorporated as a village in1892, and has grown rapidly within the last fewyears, having a population, according to the cen-sus of 1900, of 2,935. SCHUYLER COUNTY.
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