New Haven, Illinois

New Haven, Illinois
Village
New Haven
New Haven post office
Location of New Haven in Gallatin County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°54′26″N88°7′37″W / 37.90722°N 88.12694°W / 37.90722; -88.12694
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Area [1]
• Total	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
• Land	1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation [2]	436 ft (133 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	399
• Density	320.74/sq mi (123.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62867
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-52506
GNIS ID	2399464 [2]
Wikimedia Commons	New Haven, Illinois

New Haven is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States, along the Little Wabash River near its mouth at the Wabash River. The population was 399 at the 2020 United States Census, ^[3] down from 433 at the 2010 United States Census. ^[4]

History

Before the New Haven vicinity was settled, it was inhabited by multiple indigenous cultures. Some countryside southeast of the village near the Wabash was formerly the location of a village of a Late Woodland people known as the "Duffy Complex"; the location is now an archaeological site known as the Duffy site. ^[5]

Geography

New Haven is located in the northeast corner of Gallatin County at 37°54′26″N88°7′37″W / 37.90722°N 88.12694°W / 37.90722; -88.12694 (37.907113, -88.126954). ^[6] It is bordered to the north by White County, and the Little Wabash River forms part of the northern border. Illinois Route 141 passes through the northern part of the village, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to the Indiana border at the Wabash River and 13 miles (21 km) to Mount Vernon, Indiana, and west 12 miles (19 km) to U.S. Route 45 northwest of Omaha, Illinois. Shawneetown, the Gallatin County seat, is 17 miles (27 km) to the south.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, New Haven has a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.29 km²), of which 1.24 square miles (3.21 km²) (or 97.72%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) (or 2.28%) is water. ^{[7] [4]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	200		—
1870	356		78.0%
1890	336		—
1900	429		27.7%
1910	514		19.8%
1920	570		10.9%
1930	422		−26.0%
1940	695		64.7%
1950	819		17.8%
1960	642		−21.6%
1970	606		−5.6%
1980	559		−7.8%
1990	459		−17.9%
2000	477		3.9%
2010	433		−9.2%
2020	399		−7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the 2020 census ^[3] there were 399 people, 157 households, and 90 families residing in the village. The population density was 313.43 inhabitants per square mile (121.02/km²). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 160.25 per square mile (61.87/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.49% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 157 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.50% were married couples living together, 9.55% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.68% were non-families. 23.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 2.69.

The village's age distribution consisted of 14.2% under the age of 18, 20.8% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $64,500. Males had a median income of $46,111 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,702. About 10.0% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Haven, Illinois
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
5. Winters, Howard D. An Archaeological Survey of the Wabash Valley in Illinois. Springfield: Illinois State Museum Society, 1963, 82.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

Further reading

• 1887. History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co.
• Musgrave, Jon, ed. 2002. Handbook of Old Gallatin County and Southeastern Illinois. Marion, Ill.: IllinoisHistory.com. 464 pages.

External links

• New Haven https://web.archive.org/web/20020823054622/http://www.lth6.k12.il.us/schools/gallatin/new_haven.htm