Oblong, Illinois

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Oblong
West Main in Oblong.jpg
West Main Street downtown
Crawford County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Oblong Highlighted.svg
Location of Oblong in Crawford County, Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°00′08″N87°54′38″W / 39.00222°N 87.91056°W / 39.00222; -87.91056 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Crawford
Government
  MayorTeresa Fielder
Area
[2]
  Total1.09 sq mi (2.83 km2)
  Land1.09 sq mi (2.81 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
512 ft (156 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,371
  Density1,262.43/sq mi (487.64/km2)
ZIP Code(s)
62449
Area code 618
FIPS code 17–55106
GNIS feature ID2399553 [1]
Wikimedia CommonsOblong, Illinois
Website http://www.villageofoblong.com/

Oblong is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2010 census, and then was later recorded to be 1,371 in the 2020 census. [3]

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History

Oblong was incorporated in 1883. [4] The original town site was on a naturally occurring oblongular prairie, hence the name. The crossroads at the town site was the location of a general store owned by Henry Peck. The prominent sign "Hen. Peck" gave rise to the village's original moniker, Henpeck. [5]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Oblong has a total area of 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2), of which 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.64%) is water. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 390
1900 74390.5%
1910 1,48299.5%
1920 1,5474.4%
1930 1,427−7.8%
1940 1,5478.4%
1950 1,6395.9%
1960 1,81710.9%
1970 1,8602.4%
1980 1,840−1.1%
1990 1,616−12.2%
2000 1,580−2.2%
2010 1,466−7.2%
2020 1,371−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the 2020 census [8] there were 1,371 people, 766 households, and 433 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,254.35 inhabitants per square mile (484.31/km2). There were 663 housing units at an average density of 606.59 units per square mile (234.21 units/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.62% White, 0.66% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 766 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.60% were married couples living together, 10.84% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.47% were non-families. 30.81% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.01% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 1.90.

The village's age distribution consisted of 20.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,560, and the median income for a family was $49,279. Males had a median income of $33,208 versus $14,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,621. About 10.2% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

It is the home of the Illinois Oil Field Museum and Resource Center, a collection of early oilfield artifacts from the early days of the oil industry in the Illinois Basin and a resource center featuring a collection of early oil field records and resource books. [9]

Education

Oblong has one public four year high school and one public grade school.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oblong, Illinois
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. "Oblong Village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. 1952 Edition, p. 1362[ need quotation to verify ]
  5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 93.
  6. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. "Homepage". Illinois Oilfield Museum. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.