Pocahontas, Illinois

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Pocahontas, Illinois
Village
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Location of Pocahontas in Bond County and Illinois
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Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°49′24″N89°32′22″W / 38.82333°N 89.53944°W / 38.82333; -89.53944 [1]
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois
County Bond
Township Burgess
Incorporated1847
Government
 • Village presidentKaren Heilig [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.80 sq mi (2.08 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
[1]
528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
697
 • Density890.17/sq mi (343.60/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62275
Area code 618
FIPS code 17-60872
GNIS feature ID2398991 [1]
Wikimedia CommonsPocahontas, Illinois
Website villageofpocahontas.org

Pocahontas is a village in Burgess Township, Bond County, Illinois, United States. The population was 697 at the 2020 census.

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History

Pocahontas was originally known as Hickory Grove and then Amity. In 1850, the name was changed to Pocohontas (with an "o"). In 1855, the current spelling with an "a" came into place. Pocahontas was incorporated as a village in 1847. [4] The town was named after Pocahontas Coal.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pocahontas has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.07 km2), of which 0.78 square miles (2.02 km2) (or 97.39%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 2.61%) is water. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 369—
1890 3720.8%
1900 48229.6%
1910 74955.4%
1920 83010.8%
1930 97617.6%
1940 750−23.2%
1950 667−11.1%
1960 7187.6%
1970 7646.4%
1980 86613.4%
1990 837−3.3%
2000 727−13.1%
2010 7847.8%
2020 697−11.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the 2020 census [7] there were 697 people, 321 households, and 207 families residing in the village. The population density was 866.92 inhabitants per square mile (334.72/km2). There were 323 housing units at an average density of 401.74 per square mile (155.11/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.55% White, 0.43% African American, 0.29% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 4.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 321 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.96% were married couples living together, 7.17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.51% were non-families. 26.17% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.84% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 2.48.

The village's age distribution consisted of 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,375, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $44,375 versus $26,364 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,914. About 10.6% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pocahontas, Illinois
  2. ↑ "Elected Officials – Bond County, Illinois" . Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ Allan H. Keith, Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL. Consulted on August 15, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ Gherandini, Caroline (ed.). "The House: District issues and loss of fed funds". Illinois Issues. 8 (8). Sangamon State University: 35. ISSN   0738-9663.
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