Kenney, Illinois

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Kenney
De Witt County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kenney Highlighted.svg
Location of Kenney in De Witt County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 40°05′53″N89°05′10″W / 40.09806°N 89.08611°W / 40.09806; -89.08611 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County DeWitt
Area
[2]
  Total
0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
  Land0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
311
  Density1,102.84/sq mi (426.25/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61749
Area code 217
FIPS code 17-39532
GNIS feature ID2398339 [1]

Kenney is a village in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census. It was named for its founder, Moses Kenney. [3]

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History

Kenney was the first community in the nation to achieve one hundred percent participation in the V-Home campaign. This distinction came in November 1942 and won Kenney national attention. The V-Home was an honor bestowed on those households which adhered to civil protection guidelines, conserved on the use of vital goods, salvaged essential resources, declined to spread rumors or promote racial intolerance, and bought war bonds. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Kenney has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 419
1890 49718.6%
1900 58417.5%
1910 570−2.4%
1920 504−11.6%
1930 485−3.8%
1940 483−0.4%
1950 409−15.3%
1960 400−2.2%
1970 367−8.2%
1980 44320.7%
1990 390−12.0%
2000 374−4.1%
2010 326−12.8%
2020 311−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the 2020 census [7] there were 311 people, 265 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,102.84 inhabitants per square mile (425.81/km2). There were 147 housing units at an average density of 521.28 per square mile (201.27/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 91.64% White, 0.64% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 1.29% from other races, and 5.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.

There were 265 households, out of which 11.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.06% were married couples living together, 6.04% had a female householder with no husband present, and 61.13% were non-families. 61.13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 1.69.

The village's age distribution consisted of 10.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,536, and the median income for a family was $61,964. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $9,757 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,790. About 3.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kenney, Illinois
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  173.
  4. "Illinois at War, 1941-1945".
  5. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. "Ivan Howard Stats".
  9. "Kenney Fall Festival Sept. 8-9". Clinton Journal. August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2021.