| Bone Gap, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.445°N -87.9975°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edwards |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.51 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 469 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 181 |
| Population Density Km2: | 119.89 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 310.46 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | −6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62815 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-07224 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398150 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Bone Gap is a village in Edwards County, Illinois, United States. The population was 181 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 246 at the 2010 census.
According to local historians, the Piankeshaw Indians established a village in the vicinity of modern Bone Gap prior to the arrival of permanent European settlers. This village was situated in a gap in the treeline. When the first permanent European settlers arrived in 1830, they found a large number of discarded animal bones left by the Piankeshaw inhabitants, and named the settlement "Bone Gap."[3] Surnames among early settlers included Rude, Morgan, Knowlton, Phillips, Leach, Gibson, Rice, and Gould, the latter belonging to Methodist minister Ebenezer Gould. Many of the settlers came from northeastern states, and the community that developed became known as "Yankeetown." This area, now known as "Old Bone Gap" as it was situated just east of the current village, consisted of a store, post office, doctor's office, blacksmith shop, a Baptist church, and a Methodist parsonage. The current village of Bone Gap voted 38–7 to incorporate on March 29, 1892.
Bone Gap is located in northeastern Edwards County 7miles northeast of Albion, the county seat. Illinois State Route 130 passes just to the west.
According to the 2010 census, Bone Gap has a total area of 0.6sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the 2020 census there were 181 people, 65 households, and 37 families residing in the village. The population density was 310.46PD/sqmi. There were 93 housing units at an average density of 159.52/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.69% White, 1.10% African American, and 2.21% from two or more races. None of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 65 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.77% were married couples living together, 6.15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.08% were non-families. 41.54% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 2.32.
The village's age distribution consisted of 19.9% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $100,096. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,083. About 8.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
Bone Gap, Illinois was referenced in "MAY 2-4", Episode 7- Season 11, of the popular Canadian comedy, Letterkenny.