Bush, Illinois

Bush
Village
Water tower
Location of Bush in Williamson County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°50′29″N89°7′56″W / 37.84139°N 89.13222°W / 37.84139; -89.13222
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Williamson
Area [1]
• Total	0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
• Land	0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	400 ft (100 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	241
• Density	529.67/sq mi (204.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	62924
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-10084
GNIS feature ID	2397509 [2]
Wikimedia Commons	Bush, Illinois

Bush is a village in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 257.

History

Bush was founded in 1902 and named for Benjamin Franklin Bush (1860–1927), a railroad and mining official who later became president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. ^[3] The village developed around a coal mine which had opened that year. A branch of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (later part of the Missouri Pacific) was extended to Bush in 1903, and a post office opened in 1904. The community incorporated as a village in 1905. ^[4]

Geography

Bush is located at 37°50′29″N89°7′56″W / 37.84139°N 89.13222°W / 37.84139; -89.13222 (37.841286, -89.132199). ^[5]

According to the 2010 census, Bush has a total area of 0.456 square miles (1.18 km²), of which 0.45 square miles (1.17 km²) (or 98.68%) is land and 0.006 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 1.32%) is water. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	565		—
1920	962		70.3%
1930	589		−38.8%
1940	617		4.8%
1950	504		−18.3%
1960	459		−8.9%
1970	357		−22.2%
1980	368		3.1%
1990	351		−4.6%
2000	257		−26.8%
2010	275		7.0%
2020	241		−12.4%
U.S. Census [7]

Bush Village Hall

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 257 people, 110 households, and 78 families residing in the village. The population density was 558.0 inhabitants per square mile (215.4/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 251.9 per square mile (97.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.83% White, 0.39% Asian, and 0.78% from two or more races.

There were 110 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $14,821, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $12,917 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,503. About 31.1% of families and 38.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 62.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.0% of those 65 or over.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bush, Illinois
3. Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (University of Illinois Press, 2010), p. 52.
4. Barbara Barr Hubbs, "Bush History," Williamson County Illinois Historical Society website. Accessed June 13, 2021.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
7. Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Census Bureau
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.