Essex, Illinois

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Essex, Illinois
Village
Kankakee County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Essex Highlighted.svg
Location of Essex in Illinois
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°10′55″N88°11′34″W / 41.18194°N 88.19278°W / 41.18194; -88.19278 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Kankakee
Township Essex
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2)
 • Land2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[1]
591 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
841
 • Density361.41/sq mi (139.54/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60935
Area codes 815 & 779
FIPS code 17-24452
GNIS ID2398841 [1]
Website villageofessex.com

Essex is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census, [3] up from 802 at the 2010 census. [4] . It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Ira M. Lish (1855–1937), Illinois politician and lawyer, was born in Essex. [5]

Unlike earlier underground coal mines exploited by coal miners living in the now lost, nearby settlements of Tracy, Oklahoma and Clarke City, open-pit mines were established near Essex. [6]

Geography

Essex is located in western Kankakee County 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Kankakee, the county seat, and 7 miles (11 km) south of Braidwood.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Essex has a total area of 2.35 square miles (6.09 km2), of which 2.33 square miles (6.03 km2) (or 98.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 1.06%) is water. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 266—
1900 38544.7%
1910 342−11.2%
1920 278−18.7%
1930 207−25.5%
1940 2111.9%
1950 28434.6%
1960 32815.5%
1970 36411.0%
1980 46327.2%
1990 4824.1%
2000 55414.9%
2010 80244.8%
2020 8414.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the 2020 census [3] there were 841 people, 355 households, and 277 families residing in the village. The population density was 357.57 inhabitants per square mile (138.06/km2). There were 314 housing units at an average density of 133.50 per square mile (51.54/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.58% White, 0.12% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 4.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.80% of the population.

There were 355 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.76% were married couples living together, 4.79% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.97% were non-families. 20.28% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.35% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.05.

The village's age distribution consisted of 31.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $81,458, and the median income for a family was $101,125. Males had a median income of $78,500 versus $32,059 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,914. About 4.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Essex, Illinois
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Essex village, Illinois". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2019.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1911-1912,' Biographical Sketch of Ira M. Lish, p. 204-205
  6. ↑ Klasey, Jack (June 18, 2016). "These Kankakee County towns vanished with hardly a trace" . Daily Journal (News article). Kankakee, IL. Archived from the original on May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020. In the early 1880s, three towns sprung up to house miners exploiting a seam of coal...Unlike the later open-pit mines near Essex, these mines were shafts bored 90 to 100 feet into the ground...They lived in the towns of Tracy, Oklahoma and Clarke City.
  7. ↑ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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