St. Joseph, Illinois

St. Joseph
Village
The welcome sign coming in the north side of the village.
Location of St. Joseph in Champaign County, Illinois.
St. Joseph Location within Champaign County Show map of Champaign County, Illinois St. Joseph St. Joseph (Illinois) Show map of Illinois
Coordinates: 40°06′47″N88°02′15″W / 40.11306°N 88.03750°W / 40.11306; -88.03750
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Founded	April 28, 1881
Government
• Mayor	Tami Fruhling-Voges
Area [1]
• Total	2.10 sq mi (5.44 km2)
• Land	2.08 sq mi (5.39 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,810
• Density	1,829.09/sq mi (706.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	61873
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-66950
Website	www.stjosephillinois.org

The Village of St. Joseph was founded on April 28, 1881, and is located in St. Joseph Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,810 at the 2020 census, down from 3,967 at the 2010 census.

Geography

St. Joseph is located at 40°06′53″N88°02′08″W / 40.114713°N 88.035620°W / 40.114713; -88.035620 .

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, St. Joseph has a total area of 2.10 square miles (5.44 km²), of which 2.08 square miles (5.39 km²) (or 99.24%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.76%) is water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	328		—
1890	552		68.3%
1900	637		15.4%
1910	681		6.9%
1920	772		13.4%
1930	777		0.6%
1940	810		4.2%
1950	941		16.2%
1960	1,210		28.6%
1970	1,554		28.4%
1980	1,900		22.3%
1990	2,052		8.0%
2000	2,912		41.9%
2010	3,967		36.2%
2020	3,810		−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

As of the 2020 census ^[4] there were 3,810 people, 1,452 households, and 1,086 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,815.15 inhabitants per square mile (700.83/km²). There were 1,519 housing units at an average density of 723.68 per square mile (279.41/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.28% White, 0.45% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 1.15% from other races, and 4.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population.

There were 1,452 households, out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.76% were married couples living together, 22.93% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.21% were non-families. 22.73% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.56% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 2.78.

The village's age distribution consisted of 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $93,621, and the median income for a family was $105,526. Males had a median income of $56,065 versus $49,076 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,292. About 2.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The public high school for this community is St. Joseph-Ogden High School, ^[5] a school that combines students graduating from St. Joseph Middle School with students graduating from Prairieview-Ogden Junior High, with the majority of students coming from the St. Joseph area. Not all students within Prairieview-Ogden Junior High's district are within the high school's district. Some of these students will fall within the borders of Rantoul, IL or Thomasboro, IL high school districts instead.

Notable people

• Frank Hanly, 26th Governor of Indiana, was born in St. Joseph.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Marianne Dickerson, a world class long distance runner, lived in St. Joseph. ^[6]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
5. "SJOHS Home Page". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
6. News-Gazette, The. "Marianne Dickerson". The News-Gazette. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

External links

• Village Home Page
• Community Arts Resource
• History of St. Joseph, Illinois
• Champaign County Economic Development Corporation - St. Joseph Community Profile
• St. Joseph-Ogden High School