Keensburg, Illinois

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Keensburg, Illinois
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Water tower
Wabash County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Keensburg Highlighted.svg
Location of Keensburg in Wabash County, Illinois
Coordinates: 38°21′07″N87°52′06″W / 38.35194°N 87.86833°W / 38.35194; -87.86833 [1]
Country United States
State Illinois
County Wabash
Precinct Coffee
Area
[2]
  Total
0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
  Land0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
423 ft (129 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
174
  Density669.23/sq mi (258.31/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62852
Area code 618
FIPS code 17-39259
GNIS feature ID2398332 [1]

Keensburg is a village in Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois. The population was 174 at the 2020 census.

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History

Keensburg was founded in the mid-1870s, and named for the Keen family. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Keensburg has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all land. [4] Keensburg is connected to the nearby towns of Mount Carmel and Grayville by Illinois Route 1. The village lies just west of the Wabash River and Beall Woods State Park.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 68
1910 405
1920 354−12.6%
1930 320−9.6%
1940 42131.6%
1950 302−28.3%
1960 263−12.9%
1970 242−8.0%
1980 2440.8%
1990 238−2.5%
2000 2525.9%
2010 210−16.7%
2020 174−17.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 252 people, 102 households, and 73 families residing in the village. The population density was 978.6 inhabitants per square mile (377.8/km2). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 431.0 per square mile (166.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% White, and 0.79% from two or more races.

There were 102 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,375, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,889. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keensburg, Illinois
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (University of Illinois Press, 2010), p. 184.
  4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 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.