What is Mahomet, Illinois?
[[Image:Lake of the Woods Mahomet Illinois.jpg|thumb|250px|Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Illinois]] '''Mahomet''' {{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|h|ɒ|m|ᵻ|t}} is a [[town]] in [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 9,589 at the 2021 census estimates. Mahomet is about ten miles northwest of the city of [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]. Interstate 74 and Illinois Route 47 meet in the town. Mahomet has three ZIP codes: 61853, 61840, and 61875. ==History== Before the first European settlers came, the area around the [[Sangamon River]] that became Mahomet was inhabited by [[Kickapoo]] and [[Pottawattami]] Indians. In 1836, Daniel T. Porter laid out a village plan. That is where Mahomet is now. Mahomet was first called Middletown. This was presumably because it is half-way point between [[Bloomington, Illinois |Bloomington]] and [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]]. But there was another Middletown in Illinois. Therefore, in the mid-19th century, the name was changed. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://mahometchamberofcommerce.com/mahomet-community/history-of-mahomet/|title=History of Mahomet|publisher=|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-date=2019-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219184904/https://mahometchamberofcommerce.com/mahomet-community/history-of-mahomet/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Demographics== Population in 2021: 9,589 Males: (48.0%) Females: (52.0%)<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mahometvillageillinois/PST045221</ref> == References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Towns in Illinois]] {{US-geo-stub}}