Mansfield, Illinois

Mansfield
Village
Mansfield Post Office
Location of Mansfield in Piatt County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°12′45″N88°30′30″W / 40.21250°N 88.50833°W / 40.21250; -88.50833 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Piatt
Township	Blue Ridge
Area [2]
• Total	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2)
• Land	0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation [1]	725 ft (221 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	928
• Density	1,826.77/sq mi (705.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61854
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-46487
GNIS ID	2399244 [1]
Website	villageofmansfield.net

Mansfield is a village in Piatt County, Illinois in the United States. The population was 906 at the 2010 census.

History

Mansfield was originally incorporated around 1870. ^[3] The village may have been named for John Mansfield, an officer in the Civil War. ^[4] Other sources suggest Mansfield was named after a number of other unrelated men named Mansfield, including Jared Mansfield, an early American surveyor, or J.L. Mansfield, a local philanthropist. The village may also have been named after the city of Mansfield, Ohio – which was itself named for the surveyor Jared Mansfield. ^[5]

Geography

Mansfield is located at 40°12′46″N88°30′27″W / 40.21278°N 88.50750°W / 40.21278; -88.50750 (40.212795, -88.507416). ^[6]

According to the 2010 census, Mansfield has a total area of 0.555 square miles (1.44 km²), of which 0.53 square miles (1.37 km²) (or 95.5%) is land and 0.025 square miles (0.06 km²) (or 4.5%) is water. ^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	398		—
1890	533		33.9%
1900	708		32.8%
1910	681		−3.8%
1920	669		−1.8%
1930	681		1.8%
1940	693		1.8%
1950	665		−4.0%
1960	743		11.7%
1970	870		17.1%
1980	921		5.9%
1990	929		0.9%
2000	949		2.2%
2010	906		−4.5%
2020	928		2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Northern Piatt County Fire Protection District Fire Station in Mansfield

As of the census ^[9] of 2000, there were 949 people, 396 households, and 293 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,856.3 inhabitants per square mile (716.7/km²). There were 424 housing units at an average density of 829.4 per square mile (320.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.95% White, 0.53% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 396 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,942, and the median income for a family was $48,393. Males had a median income of $32,042 versus $23,047 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,947. About 1.4% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Mansfield is home to Blue Ridge Intermediate Junior High School which is part of Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18. Elementary and High School age students attend Ruth M. Schneider Elementary School and Blue Ridge High School in nearby Farmer City.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mansfield, Illinois
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. Illinois Blue Book. Secretary of State. 1921.
4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  198.
5. Callary, Edward (October 1, 2010). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

• VillageofMansfield.net