Camargo, Illinois Explained

Camargo
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:39.7992°N -88.1669°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Camargo
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.30
Area Total Sq Mi:1.27
Area Land Km2:3.26
Area Land Sq Mi:1.26
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Elevation Ft:643
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:452
Population Density Km2:138.61
Population Density Sq Mi:359.02
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:61919
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-10591
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2397536
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Camargo is a village in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 452 at the 2020 census.[2] Camargo is at the intersection of Illinois Route 130 and U.S. Route 36.[3] Camargo is the oldest township in Douglas County.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Camargo has a total area of 1.273sqmi, of which 1.26sqmi (or 98.98%) is land and 0.013sqmi (or 1.02%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 452 people, 205 households, and 142 families residing in the village. The population density was 355.35PD/sqmi. There were 200 housing units at an average density of 157.23/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.03% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.66% from other races, and 5.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 205 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.56% were married couples living together, 6.83% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.73% were non-families. 25.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.22% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 2.68.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,469, and the median income for a family was $70,313. Males had a median income of $53,125 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,883. About 6.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Dial-A-Ride Public Transportation provides dial-a-ride bus transit service to the village. The nearest passenger rail service is at Illinois Terminal in Champaign, or Mattoon station in Mattoon, where Amtrak operates to Chicago, Carbondale, New Orleans, and other destinations.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . June 28, 2022 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: Camargo, Illinois Population & Demographics. June 14, 2021. AreaVibes.
  4. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 2, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213051127/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1710591 . February 13, 2020 . dead .