Camargo, Illinois

Camargo
Village
Camargo, Illinois Post Office, 2007
Location of Camargo in Douglas County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°47′57″N88°10′01″W / 39.79917°N 88.16694°W / 39.79917; -88.16694 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Township	Camargo
Area [2]
• Total	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
• Land	1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [1]	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	452
• Density	359.02/sq mi (138.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61919
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-10591
GNIS ID	2397536 [1]
Website	camargoinfo.com

Camargo is a village in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 452 at the 2020 census. ^[3] Camargo is at the intersection of Illinois Route 130 and U.S. Route 36. ^[4] Camargo is the oldest township in Douglas County.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Camargo has a total area of 1.273 square miles (3.30 km²), of which 1.26 square miles (3.26 km²) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.013 square miles (0.03 km²) (or 1.02%) is water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	339		—
1910	323		—
1920	336		4.0%
1930	271		−19.3%
1940	257		−5.2%
1950	236		−8.2%
1960	276		16.9%
1970	241		−12.7%
1980	428		77.6%
1990	372		−13.1%
2000	469		26.1%
2010	445		−5.1%
2020	452		1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the 2020 census ^[3] there were 452 people, 205 households, and 142 families residing in the village. The population density was 355.35 inhabitants per square mile (137.20/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 157.23 per square mile (60.71/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.03% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.66% from other races, and 5.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 205 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.56% were married couples living together, 6.83% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.73% were non-families. 25.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.22% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 2.68.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,469, and the median income for a family was $70,313. Males had a median income of $53,125 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,883. About 6.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

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  Camargo. Illinois Water Tower, 2007
• 
  Camargo, Illinois Fire Station, 2007

Transportation

Dial-A-Ride Public Transportation provides dial-a-ride bus transit service to the village. The nearest passenger rail service is at Illinois Terminal in Champaign, or Mattoon station in Mattoon, where Amtrak operates to Chicago, Carbondale, New Orleans, and other destinations.

See also

• Illinois portal

• List of municipalities in Illinois

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camargo, Illinois
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
4. "Camargo, Illinois Population & Demographics". AreaVibes . Retrieved June 14, 2021.
5. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

External links

• Official website