Andres is an unincorporated community

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 in Will County

Will County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 502,266 people, 167,542 households, and 131,017 families residing in the county. The population density was 600 people per square mile . There were 175,524 housing units at an average density of 210 per square mile...

, Illinois

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, United States

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. It is located south of Frankfort

Frankfort, Illinois

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, Illinois

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 and a little west of Peotone

Peotone, Illinois

Peotone is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,385 at the 2000 census. The city is about south of Chicago...

 on route 45.

City information

Andres has a population

Population

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 of less than 50 people. There is no library

Library

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 or any city services. It has many older buildings. There are no city streets. There also used to be a railroad that came through.

School

Andres is part of Peotone Community School District

School district

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 207-U. Wilton Center Elementary School serves Andres children in kindergarten

Kindergarten

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 through 4th grade, while Peotone Junior High serves grades 5 through 8, and Peotone High School serves grades 9 through 12.

Geography

It is located about 40 miles away from Chicago. Route 45 goes through Andres. It is in Peotone township in Will County. Andres is all surrounded by farms. Most of the farmers use the grainery.

Business

Businesses in town include Andres & Wilton Farmers Grain Elevator along with a very small car dealership

Car dealership

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. Besides buying and selling grain, the elevator

Elevator

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 sells livestock feed, straw

Straw

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and...

, wood shavings, and plastic drainage

Drainage

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 tile. In October 2006, a strong windstorm demolished a large steel grain bin at the elevator.