Deer Creek, Illinois

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Deer Creek
Village
Woodford County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Deer Creek Highlighted.svg
Location of Deer Creek in Woodford County, Illinois.
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°37′45″N89°19′54″W / 40.62917°N 89.33167°W / 40.62917; -89.33167 Coordinates: 40°37′45″N89°19′54″W / 40.62917°N 89.33167°W / 40.62917; -89.33167 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Tazewell
Area
[2]
 • Total0.55 sq mi (1.41 km2)
 • Land0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[1]
758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total667
 • Density1,246.73/sq mi (481.56/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
61733
Area code 309
FIPS code 17-18940
GNIS feature ID2398702 [1]
Wikimedia CommonsDeer Creek, Illinois
Website deercreekillinois.org

Deer Creek is a village in Tazewell and Woodford counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 667 at the 2020 census. Deer Creek is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Deer Creek was founded in 1830. [3] Deer Creek received its name from the creek that ran through the northwest part of the village and the red deer that roamed the woods and came to the creek for water. [3] In the late 1830s, Abraham Chaffer started the first business in Deer Creek at Chaffer's Corner, which was located in the center of Deer Creek Township. [3] The location of Deer Creek has moved three times since 1830, from Chaffer's Corner to New Castle, from New Castle to Belmont, and from Belmont to the present site of Village of Deer Creek. [3]

Government

The Village of Deer Creek is governed by the Village President and Board of Trustees. [4]

Elected Village Board Members: [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Deer Creek has a total area of 0.569 square miles (1.47 km2), of which 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2) (or 98.42%) is land and 0.009 square miles (0.02 km2) (or 1.58%) is water. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 125—
1900 298138.4%
1910 33211.4%
1920 3443.6%
1930 290−15.7%
1940 46961.7%
1950 5016.8%
1960 58316.4%
1970 64711.0%
1980 6886.3%
1990 630−8.4%
2000 605−4.0%
2010 70416.4%
2020 667−5.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the census [7] of 2010, there were 704 people, 294 households, and 193 families residing in the village. [8] The population density was 1,924.2 inhabitants per square mile (742.9/km2). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 772.8 per square mile (298.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.84% White, 0.50% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 227 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,542, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $31,985 versus $25,278 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,578. About 6.6% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Notable person

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek, Illinois
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "History". Welcome to the Village of Deer Creek. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  4. 1 2 "Government". Welcome to the Village of Deer Creek. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ↑ "US Census 2010 data". USA.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  9. 1 2 3 "School page". www.mackinawillinois.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  10. ↑ "DEER CREEK MACKINAW DISTRICT 701". mackinawillinois.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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