Bonfield, Illinois

Bonfield, Illinois
Village
Location of Bonfield in Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°8′50″N88°3′30″W / 41.14722°N 88.05833°W / 41.14722; -88.05833 Coordinates: 41°8′50″N88°3′30″W / 41.14722°N 88.05833°W / 41.14722; -88.05833
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Township	Salina
Area [1]
• Total	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
• Land	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	630 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	351
• Density	713.41/sq mi (275.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	815 & 779
FIPS code	17-07237
Wikimedia Commons	Bonfield, Illinois
Website	www.villageofbonfield.org

Bonfield is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Bonfield's population was 382 at the 2010 census. ^[2] It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Although founded by quarryman Thomas Verkler, the village was named after Thomas Bonfield, an attorney for the Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company, which established a depot in the village. The railroad has long since disappeared into history but it had been on Johnson Street. Old railroad spikes and ties might still be found around the limestone quarry. The depot was moved about a mile and a half south of the village and converted to a barn, which remained as of December 31, 2007. The town originally had a high school, but it burned down in the early 1930s. Students then went to Herscher High School in Herscher.

Geography

Bonfield is located in western Kankakee County at 41°8′50″N88°3′30″W / 41.14722°N 88.05833°W / 41.14722; -88.05833 (41.147190, -88.058219). ^[3] It is 12 miles (19 km) west of Kankakee, the county seat.

According to the 2010 census, Bonfield has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km²), all land. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	150		—
1900	165		10.0%
1910	162		−1.8%
1920	126		−22.2%
1930	116		−7.9%
1940	116		0.0%
1950	143		23.3%
1960	178		24.5%
1970	241		35.4%
1980	294		22.0%
1990	299		1.7%
2000	364		21.7%
2010	382		4.9%
2020	351		−8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 364 people, 122 households, and 102 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,328.9 people per square mile (520.5/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 470.9 per square mile (184.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.35% White, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 122 households, out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $49,722, and the median income for a family was $55,972. Males had a median income of $45,833 versus $24,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,531. About 2.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

Popular culture

The single payphone in town, during a time when payphones normally could be found anywhere, near the corner outside the town's only gas station and a portion of the main street were featured in the opening scenes of The Hunter , Steve McQueen's final movie. ^[7] It was mentioned in the Kankakee County Journal at the time of filming in the summer of 1979.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bonfield village, Illinois". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
7. The Hunter, 1980-08-01, retrieved 2015-08-01

External links

• Official website