Darmstadt, Illinois

Darmstadt, Illinois
Census-designated place
Location in St. Clair County and the state of Illinois.
Coordinates: 38°19′08″N89°43′44″W / 38.31889°N 89.72889°W / 38.31889; -89.72889 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	St. Clair
Area [2]
• Total	0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2)
• Land	0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	430 ft (130 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	49
• Density	682.5/sq mi (263.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	618
GNIS feature ID	2583437 [1]

Darmstadt is a census-designated place in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 68 as of the 2010 census. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	68		—
2020	49		−27.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Darmstadt CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [5]	Pop 2020 [6]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	68	47	100.00%	95.92%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	2.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	1	0.00%	2.04%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Total	68	49	100.00%	100.00%

History

Darmstadt was laid out in 1855. ^[7] The community was named after Darmstadt, in Germany. ^[8] A post office called Darmstadt was established in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. ^[9]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darmstadt, Illinois
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 11, 2011.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Darmstadt CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
6. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Darmstadt CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
7. Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 87. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.
8. Allen, John W. (January 11, 1963). "Place Names Have Colorful History". The Southeast Missourian. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
9. "Saint Clair County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2015.