Bulpitt, Illinois Explained

Bulpitt
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:39.5919°N -89.4258°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Christian
Subdivision Type3:Township
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Leader Name1:Ruth Wicks[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:0.18
Area Total Sq Mi:0.07
Area Land Km2:0.18
Area Land Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:600
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:212
Population Density Km2:1190.52
Population Density Sq Mi:3072.46
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code:62517
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-09538
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2397493
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Bulpitt, Illinois

Bulpitt is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 212 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bulpitt has a total area of 0.07sqmi, all land.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[4] there were 212 people, 77 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was 3072.46PD/sqmi. There were 99 housing units at an average density of 1434.78/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 92.45% White, 0.94% from other races, and 6.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 77 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.16% were married couples living together, 29.87% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.08% were non-families. 14.29% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.39% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.06.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.0% under the age of 18, 19.5% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $59,250, and the median income for a family was $59,500. Males had a median income of $49,000 versus $35,446 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,528. About 8.3% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Book: Illinois Blue Book . 2021-2022 . Springfield . Incorporated Cities, Towns & Villages of Illinois . 0191-104X . 1645571. https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/incorporated.pdf.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . June 29, 2022 . Census.gov.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . June 28, 2022 . data.census.gov.