Chandlerville, Illinois

Chandlerville
Village
Location of Chandlerville in Cass County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°02′49″N90°09′05″W / 40.04694°N 90.15139°W / 40.04694; -90.15139 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cass
Government
• Village president	Tim Richard [2]
Area [3]
• Total	0.79 sq mi (2.06 km2)
• Land	0.79 sq mi (2.06 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	479 ft (146 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	527
• Density	670/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62627
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-12450
GNIS feature ID	2397600 [1]
Wikimedia Commons	Chandlerville, Illinois

Chandlerville is a village in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 527 at the 2020 census.

History

Chandlerville was named for its founder, Dr. Charles Chandler. ^[4]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chandlerville has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km²), all land. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	401		—
1880	681		69.8%
1890	910		33.6%
1900	940		3.3%
1910	884		−6.0%
1920	909		2.8%
1930	824		−9.4%
1940	874		6.1%
1950	788		−9.8%
1960	718		−8.9%
1970	762		6.1%
1980	842		10.5%
1990	689		−18.2%
2000	704		2.2%
2010	553		−21.4%
2020	527		−4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the 2020 census ^[7] there were 527 people, 217 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 663.73 inhabitants per square mile (256.27/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 327.46 per square mile (126.43/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.39% White, 0.57% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 217 households, out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.87% were married couples living together, 7.83% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.53% were non-families. 50.69% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.95% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 1.98.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $52,188 versus $23,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,350. About 9.7% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.9% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Scott Lucas, United States senator from Illinois, was born in Chandlerville

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chandlerville, Illinois
2. "Incorporated Cities, Towns & Villages of Illinois" (PDF). Illinois Blue Book (2021-2022 ed.). Springfield. ISSN   0191-104X. OCLC   1645571.
3. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  75.
5. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.