History
The village is named after John Gore, who bought 40 acres of land in the area from the United States Government in 1854. Gore operated a general store on the property. In 1866 a post office was built on the land and it was named Goreville in honor of the John Gore. [3]
In 1898 the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad built a train line about a mile northeast of town. Some of the town's businesses moved closer to the tracks and others formed by the tracks as the town grew. The Village of Goreville officially incorporated on April 18, 1900, with a population of 406. [3]
Geography
Goreville is located in northwestern Johnson County and is bordered to the south by Ferne Clyffe State Park. Illinois Route 37 passes through the village, leading south 6 miles (10 km) to Buncombe and north 5 miles (8 km) to Interstate 57 at Exit 45, just north of that highway's interchange with Interstate 24.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Goreville has a total area of 2.71 square miles (7.02 km2), of which 2.69 square miles (6.97 km2) (or 99.19%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 0.81%) is water. [4]
Demographics
As of the 2020 census [6] there were 1,068 people, 510 households, and 366 families residing in the village. The population density was 394.39 inhabitants per square mile (152.27/km2). There were 478 housing units at an average density of 176.51 per square mile (68.15/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.54% White, 0.37% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 4.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 510 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.04% were married couples living together, 10.59% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.24% were non-families. 21.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.55% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.20.
The village's age distribution consisted of 17.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 29.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $26,136 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,339. About 10.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
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