Casey, Illinois

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Casey
City Hall, Casey, IL, US.jpg
Casey city hall
Nickname: 
a Small Town with a Big Heart [1]
Cumberland County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Casey Highlighted.svg
Location of Casey in Clark County, Illinois.
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°18′11″N87°59′23″W / 39.30306°N 87.98972°W / 39.30306; -87.98972 [2]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
Counties Clark, Cumberland
Townships Casey, Union
Government
  MayorNik Groothuis [3]
Area
[4]
  Total2.64 sq mi (6.83 km2)
  Land2.62 sq mi (6.79 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,404
  Density916.86/sq mi (353.96/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62420
Area code 217
FIPS code 17-11618
GNIS feature ID2393765 [2]
Wikimedia CommonsCasey, Illinois
Website http://www.cityofcaseyil.org/

Casey (pronounced KAY-zee [5] ) is a city in Clark and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,404 at the 2020 census.

Contents

The Cumberland County portion of Casey is part of the Charleston Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Casey is the home to several Guinness World Record constructions - super-sized items in the form of outdoor sculptures—including the Wind Chime, Rocking Chair, Knitting Needles, Crochet Hook, Pitchfork, Golf Tee, Yardstick, Wooden Token, Dutch Wooden Shoes, Mailbox, Pencil and Birdcage.

Geography

Most of the city lies in Clark County, although a small portion extends into Cumberland County. In the 2000 census, 2,940 of Casey's 3067 residents (99.9%) lived in Clark County and 2 (0.1%) lived in Cumberland County. [6]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Casey has a total area of 2.26 square miles (5.85 km2), all land. [7]

Climate

Climate data for Casey, Illinois, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)72
(22)
76
(24)
87
(31)
89
(32)
97
(36)
100
(38)
102
(39)
102
(39)
99
(37)
95
(35)
83
(28)
72
(22)
102
(39)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)37.5
(3.1)
42.5
(5.8)
53.2
(11.8)
65.2
(18.4)
75.9
(24.4)
84.0
(28.9)
87.7
(30.9)
86.3
(30.2)
80.8
(27.1)
68.7
(20.4)
54.1
(12.3)
42.1
(5.6)
64.8
(18.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)28.4
(−2.0)
32.4
(0.2)
42.6
(5.9)
54.0
(12.2)
64.9
(18.3)
73.4
(23.0)
76.7
(24.8)
75.2
(24.0)
68.1
(20.1)
56.4
(13.6)
43.8
(6.6)
33.2
(0.7)
54.1
(12.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)19.3
(−7.1)
22.2
(−5.4)
32.0
(0.0)
42.8
(6.0)
53.9
(12.2)
62.7
(17.1)
65.7
(18.7)
64.0
(17.8)
55.4
(13.0)
44.1
(6.7)
33.4
(0.8)
24.3
(−4.3)
43.3
(6.3)
Record low °F (°C)−22
(−30)
−22
(−30)
−4
(−20)
18
(−8)
28
(−2)
35
(2)
46
(8)
44
(7)
25
(−4)
17
(−8)
3
(−16)
−21
(−29)
−22
(−30)
Average precipitation inches (mm)3.25
(83)
2.60
(66)
3.34
(85)
5.07
(129)
4.48
(114)
5.16
(131)
4.64
(118)
3.03
(77)
3.07
(78)
3.81
(97)
4.03
(102)
3.06
(78)
45.54
(1,158)
Average snowfall inches (cm)5.0
(13)
1.9
(4.8)
1.4
(3.6)
0.1
(0.25)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
3.2
(8.1)
11.9
(30.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)8.88.19.511.012.211.08.26.66.58.68.49.3108.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)2.92.00.70.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.22.17.9
Source 1: NOAA [8]
Source 2: National Weather Service [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 778
1890 8448.5%
1900 1,50077.7%
1910 2,15743.8%
1920 2,1891.5%
1930 2,2000.5%
1940 2,54315.6%
1950 2,7347.5%
1960 2,8905.7%
1970 2,9943.6%
1980 3,0261.1%
1990 2,914−3.7%
2000 2,9421.0%
2010 2,769−5.9%
2020 2,404−13.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

As of the 2020 census [11] there were 2,404 people, 1,197 households, and 745 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,062.31 inhabitants per square mile (410.16/km2). There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of 544.85 per square mile (210.37/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.30% White, 0.50% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.

There were 1,197 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.12% were married couples living together, 13.45% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.76% were non-families. 28.49% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.12.

The city's age distribution consisted of 20.6% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,784, and the median income for a family was $52,310. Males had a median income of $37,592 versus $25,369 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,020. About 7.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Big things small town

World's largest wind chime. Windchimes, Casey, IL, US.jpg
World's largest wind chime.

Casey is most known for its collection of "World's Largest" items. [12]

Local craftsman and businessman, Jim Bolin, has built fourteen Guinness World record-qualifying things with Bolin Enterprises, Inc.:

  1. World's Largest Wind Chime
  2. World's Largest Golf Tee
  3. World's Largest Pitchfork
  4. World's Largest Rocking Chair
  5. World's Largest Wooden Shoes
  6. World's Largest Mailbox
  7. World's Largest Gavel (currently in Marshall, IL)
  8. World's Largest Truck Key
  9. World's Largest Barbershop Pole
  10. World's Largest Teeter Totter
  11. World's Largest Golf Driver
  12. World's Largest Swizzle Spoon

The other two have since been beaten: World’s Largest Knitting Needles and World’s Largest Crochet Hook.

Around the town, there are other big things that haven't gotten records like The Big Ear of Corn, The Big Mousetrap, and The Big Pizza Slicer (made by The Greathouse of Pizza), among others. [13] Bolin has also created big things inspired by pop culture like the big PokeBall and big Minion. [14]

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