Evansville, Illinois

For other uses, see Evansville (disambiguation).

Evansville
Village
Location of Evansville in Randolph County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°5′23″N89°56′2″W / 38.08972°N 89.93389°W / 38.08972; -89.93389
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Randolph
Government
• Mayor	Kenny Kempfer
Area [1]
• Total	0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Land	0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	547
• Density	694.16/sq mi (267.89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62242
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-24608
GNIS ID	2398844
Website	evansvilleil.org

Evansville is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States, on the banks of the Kaskaskia River. The population was 547 at the 2020 census. ^[2]

Geography

Evansville is located at 38°5′23″N89°56′2″W / 38.08972°N 89.93389°W / 38.08972; -89.93389 (38.089613, -89.933976). ^[3]

According to the 2010 census, Evansville has a total area of 0.817 square miles (2.12 km²), of which 0.79 square miles (2.05 km²) (or 96.7%) is land and 0.027 square miles (0.07 km²) (or 3.3%) is water. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	321		—
1890	407		26.8%
1900	663		62.9%
1910	562		−15.2%
1920	575		2.3%
1930	543		−5.6%
1940	693		27.6%
1950	821		18.5%
1960	846		3.0%
1970	838		−0.9%
1980	863		3.0%
1990	844		−2.2%
2000	724		−14.2%
2010	701		−3.2%
2020	547		−22.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 724 people, 298 households, and 191 families residing in the village. The population density was 976.9 inhabitants per square mile (377.2/km²). There were 317 housing units at an average density of 427.7 units per square mile (165.1 units/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.90% White, 0.41% African American, 0.14% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 298 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,292, and the median income for a family was $41,719. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $20,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,194. About 7.0% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

As of 2021, the town's government is made up of Kenneth Kempfer, President, Board of Trustees; Bethany Wunderlich, Village Clerk; Denise Holmes, Treasurer; Lori Valleroy, Collector; Mike Hanna, Fire Chief; Tia Martel, Librarian; Mark McConachie, Zoning Administrator; and Ed Braun, Superintendent. ^[7]

Notable person

• Roger Wolff, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Evansville village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2023.
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
7. "Village of Evansville, Illinois" . Retrieved March 14, 2024.

External links

• Village of Evansville official website
• The Randolph County Herald Tribune - Local newspaper