Kenney, Illinois

Kenney
Village
Location of Kenney in De Witt County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°05′53″N89°05′10″W / 40.09806°N 89.08611°W / 40.09806; -89.08611 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Area [2]
• Total	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
• Land	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	653 ft (199 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	311
• Density	1,102.84/sq mi (426.25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61749
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-39532
GNIS feature ID	2398339 [1]
Wikimedia Commons	Kenney, Illinois

Kenney is a village in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 326 at the 2010 census. It was named for its founder, Moses Kenney. ^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Kenney has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all land. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	419		—
1890	497		18.6%
1900	584		17.5%
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	443		20.7%
1990	390		−12.0%
2000	374		−4.1%
2010	326		−12.8%
2020	311		−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the 2020 census ^[6] 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.

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." ^[7]

Notable people

• Del Howard, infielder and outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters/Doves, and Chicago Cubs; member of 1907 and 1908 World Series champion Cubs
• Ivan Howard, infielder with the St Louis Browns and Cleveland Indians; ^[8] brother of Del Howard

Attractions

• Annually, the village holds the Kenney Fall Festival on the weekend after Labor Day, to celebrate the founding of the village by Moses Kenney. ^[9]

References

1. 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. "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. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
7. "Illinois at War, 1941-1945".
8. "Ivan Howard Stats".
9. "Kenney Fall Festival Sept. 8-9". Clinton Journal. August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2021.