| Bethany, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Bethany |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.6444°N -88.7411°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Moultrie |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Marrowbone |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1877 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | William Ashley Jr. |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.54 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.98 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 659 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1255 |
| Population Density Km2: | 496.16 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1284.54 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61914 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-05612 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398109 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Bethany, Illinois |
Bethany is a village in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,255 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 1,352 in 2010.
Bethany is in western Moultrie County along Illinois Route 121, which runs along the northern and eastern sides of the village. IL 121 leads southeast 8miles to Sullivan, the county seat, and northwest to Decatur.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bethany has a total area of 0.98sqmi, of which 0.002sqmi, or 0.20%, are water.[1] Marrowbone Creek runs through the western and southern parts of the village, flowing southeast toward the West Okaw River, part of the Kaskaskia River watershed.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,287 people, 544 households, and 386 families residing in the village. The population density was 1323.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 580 housing units at an average density of 596.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.99% White, 0.08% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.31% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.
There were 544 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $34,091, and the median income for a family was $44,276. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $20,603 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,888. About 5.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
Bethany is home to Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302. Okaw Valley is a K-12 district that was created in 2001 when the schools of Bethany and Findlay consolidated their individual school districts. The elementary and high school are located in Bethany while the middle school is located in Findlay. Okaw Valley's school sports teams have the nickname "Timberwolves" and compete in the “Lincoln Prairie Conference.”