Parkersburg, Illinois

Parkersburg
Village
Location of Parkersburg in Richland County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°35′21″N88°3′25″W / 38.58917°N 88.05694°W / 38.58917; -88.05694 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Richland
Government
• Mayor	Tom Hanna
Area [2]
• Total	0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2)
• Land	0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	482 ft (147 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	186
• Density	225.18/sq mi (86.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62452
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-57693
GNIS feature ID	2399624 [1]
Wikimedia Commons	Parkersburg, Illinois

Parkersburg is a village in Richland County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 234.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Parkersburg has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	258		—
1890	196		−24.0%
1930	308		—
1940	257		−16.6%
1950	288		12.1%
1960	253		−12.2%
1970	262		3.6%
1980	268		2.3%
1990	211		−21.3%
2000	234		10.9%
2010	199		−15.0%
2020	186		−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the census ^[5] of 2000, there were 234 people, 98 households, and 63 families residing in the village. The population density was 313.6 inhabitants per square mile (121.1/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 140.7 per square mile (54.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 98 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% 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 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,250, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,581. About 8.3% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.8% of those 65 or over.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parkersburg, Illinois}
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.