Map of Standard village

Standard is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 census, down from 256 in 2000. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Standard village overview:
Name:	Standard village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Putnam County
Total Area:	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km²)
Land Area:	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%
Total Population:	225
Population Density:	316.46/sq mi (122.12/km²)
ZIP code:	61363
FIPS code:	1772221

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History

The B.F. Berry Coal Company, a division of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad, hired John Cherry in 1905 to sink a new mine. They set up a new railroad between Granville and Oglesby to service the shaft. The village was called Berry until 1908 when it was changed to Taft. Then in 1914 it was renamed Standard because of confusion with another town named Taft. Initially the town was just two large boarding houses for the miners, but later the company built houses for those with families. The mine closed in 1924.