La Moille, Illinois

La Moille, Illinois
Village
Historic school in La Moille
Location of La Moille in Bureau County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°31′45″N89°16′52″W / 41.52917°N 89.28111°W / 41.52917; -89.28111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Townships	Lamoille, Clarion
Area [1]
• Total	1.16 sq mi (3.0 km2)
• Land	1.16 sq mi (3.0 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)  0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	679
• Density	590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61330
Area code	815
FIPS code	17-41794
Wikimedia Commons	La Moille, Illinois

La Moille is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 679 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

La Moille was named after the Lamoille River valley, in Vermont. ^[2]

History

Downtown La Moille in 1900

La Moille was first settled in 1830 by Daniel Dimmick, who went on to found Dimmick, Illinois after the Blackhawk War. The village was originally named Greenfield when platted, but was soon after changed to La Moille. In 1870, an extension of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad began passenger and freight service between Mendota, IL and Fulton, IL. ^[3]

By 1877, the town was home to a hotel, several churches, more than a dozen stores, a grain elevator, doctors, and a one room schoolhouse. These businesses made up a downtown area of three blocks. The Allen School was built in 1887 to alleviate overcrowding brought on by the increasing population and consolidation of public schools. ^[4] A fire on May 19, 1916, destroyed much of the northern portion of the downtown area. ^[5]

Geography

La Moille is located at 41°31′45″N89°16′52″W / 41.52917°N 89.28111°W / 41.52917; -89.28111 (41.529204, -89.281187). ^[6]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, La Moille has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.00 km²), all land. ^[1]

The village is at the junction of State Highway 92 and U.S. Route 34, as well as State Highway 89 and U.S. Route 34.

Pike Creek, a tributary to Big Bureau Creek, flows south through the town.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	488		—
1890	516		5.7%
1900	576		11.6%
1910	555		−3.6%
1920	547		−1.4%
1930	504		−7.9%
1940	509		1.0%
1950	505		−0.8%
1960	655		29.7%
1970	669		2.1%
1980	734		9.7%
1990	654		−10.9%
2000	773		18.2%
2010	726		−6.1%
2020	679		−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the 2020 census ^[8] there were 679 people, 297 households, and 206 families residing in the village. The population density was 587.37 inhabitants per square mile (226.78/km²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 270.76 per square mile (104.54/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.67% White, 0.15% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 5.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.89% of the population.

There were 297 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.28% were married couples living together, 5.72% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.64% were non-families. 24.92% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.45% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 2.70.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.0% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,288, and the median income for a family was $63,125. Males had a median income of $31,726 versus $26,310 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,568. About 1.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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  La Moille CB&Q Depot ca. 1920
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  1923 CB&Q timetable showing a stop at La Moille

References

1. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp.  180.
3. Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing. 1906. p. 110. History of Bureau County, Illinois
4. Schallhorn, Pamela S. (September 11, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Allen School" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
5. La Moille Sesquicentennial 1987. La Moille, IL: Village of La Moille. 1987.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.