Godley, Illinois

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Godley
Will County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Godley Highlighted.svg
Location of Godley in Will County, Illinois.
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°14′17″N88°14′43″W / 41.23806°N 88.24528°W / 41.23806; -88.24528 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
Counties Grundy, Will
Government
  Village PresidentCheryl Schott[ citation needed ]
Area
[2]
  Total
1.08 sq mi (2.81 km2)
  Land1.08 sq mi (2.81 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
566
  Density522.62/sq mi (201.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60407
Area codes 815 & 779
FIPS code 17-30120
GNIS feature ID2398985 [1]
Wikimedia CommonsGodley, Illinois

Godley is a village in Grundy and Will counties, Illinois, United States. [1] The population was 566 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Godley has a total area of 1.08 square miles (2.80 km2), of which 1.08 square miles (2.80 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.09%) is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 296
1900 32911.1%
1910 194−41.0%
1920 83−57.2%
1930 60−27.7%
1940 8541.7%
1950 10220.0%
1960 97−4.9%
1970 242149.5%
1980 37354.1%
1990 322−13.7%
2000 59484.5%
2010 6011.2%
2020 566−5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the 2020 census [3] there were 566 people, 281 households, and 189 families residing in the village. The population density was 522.14 inhabitants per square mile (201.60/km2). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 220.48 per square mile (85.13/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 91.17% White, 0.88% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.12% from other races, and 5.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.59% of the population.

There were 281 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.64% were married couples living together, 21.71% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.74% were non-families. 26.33% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.68% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 2.46.

The village's age distribution consisted of 17.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,031, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $56,875 versus $26,771 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,144. About 18.5% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Portions in Will County are in the Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U. [6]

Portions in Grundy County are in the Braceville School District 75 and the Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Godley, 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. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Will County, IL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2025. - Text
  7. Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grundy County, IL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2025. - Text list