Cambria, Illinois

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Cambria
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Williamson County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cambria Highlighted.svg
Location of Cambria in Williamson County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 37°46′39″N89°07′30″W / 37.77750°N 89.12500°W / 37.77750; -89.12500 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Williamson
Area
[2]
  Total
1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
  Land1.42 sq mi (3.66 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
[1]
427 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,505
  Density1,063.60/sq mi (410.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
62915
Area code 618
FIPS code 17-10630
GNIS feature ID2397537 [1]

Cambria is a village in northwestern Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census.

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History

Cambria was established in the early 1900s by brothers Tom and Evan John, owners of the Carterville and Big Muddy Coal Company, which had opened a mine in the area around 1904. The community was originally known as Lauder, but was changed to Cambria, the old Latin name for Wales, from which the John brothers hailed. A post office known as Reeves opened in 1905, but its name was changed to Cambria in 1911. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Cambria has a total area of 1.403 square miles (3.63 km2), of which 1.36 square miles (3.52 km2) (or 96.94%) is land and 0.043 square miles (0.11 km2) (or 3.06%) is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 658
1920 77918.4%
1930 8154.6%
1940 687−15.7%
1950 625−9.0%
1960 568−9.1%
1970 79840.5%
1980 1,09036.6%
1990 1,23012.8%
2000 1,3308.1%
2010 1,228−7.7%
2020 1,50522.6%
U.S. Census [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 1,330 people, 564 households, and 367 families residing in the village. The population density was 974.3 inhabitants per square mile (376.2/km2). There were 649 housing units at an average density of 475.4 per square mile (183.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.04% White, 2.26% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.

There were 564 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,870, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $27,262 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,913. About 18.7% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

73.7% of the total village population has their high school diploma or equivalent. This is below the national average of 80.4%. The percentage of the total population that holds a bachelor's degree or above is also below the national average of 24.4%. Only 12.9% of citizens hold college level degrees.

Government

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Cambria Municipal Building

Village board meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of the month at the Cambria Village Hall located in the old Cambria Grade School.[ citation needed ]

Education

Cambria is located in the Carterville School District Unit 5. The Cambria Grade School closed in 2001 when the Tri-C communities of Carterville, Cambria, and Crainville consolidated all Kindergarten through middle school grade levels.

Cambria is located near John A. Logan College located in Carterville and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Notable person

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cambria, Illinois
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. Barbara Barr Hubbs, "Cambria History," Williamson County Illinois Historical Society website. Accessed June 13, 2021.
  4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Census Bureau
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.