0 6 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 5 4 , ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Gon abad ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁E van ▁How ell ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Illinois ▁and ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁Cla ims . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Mar ion , ▁Illinois , ▁How ell ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁at ▁Villa ▁Gro ve , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁College ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Business ▁Administration ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁taught ▁school ▁at ▁Harvard ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Mc Hen ry ▁County , ▁Illinois , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Com merce ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁while ▁working ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁law ▁school . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1