| Broughton, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.9344°N -88.4625°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamilton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mayberry |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.91 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.89 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.89 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 377 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 185 |
| Population Density Km2: | 37.80 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 97.88 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code: | 62817 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-08875 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397470 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Broughton, Illinois |
Broughton is a village in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 185 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The village was founded in the 1720s as Saint Philippe du Grand Marais (called "St. Philippe") by French coureurs de bois. In the early 19th century, it was known as "Rectorville" for nearby Rector Creek, which had been named for federal land surveyor John Rector.[3]
Illinois Route 142 passes through the village, leading north-northwest to McLeansboro, the county seat, and south 9miles to Eldorado.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Broughton has a total area of 1.89sqmi, of which 1.89sqmi (or 99.79%) is land and 0sqmi (or 0.21%) is water.[4]
As of the 2020 census there were 185 people, 58 households, and 37 families residing in the village. The population density was 97.68PD/sqmi. There were 85 housing units at an average density of 44.88/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 91.35% White, 2.16% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 5.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.
There were 58 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.21% were married couples living together, 13.79% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.21% were non-families. 36.21% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.86% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.00.
The village's age distribution consisted of 12.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 152.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $23,571, and the median income for a family was $19,875. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,172. About 24.3% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.