| Cambria | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.7831°N -89.1186°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Williamson |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.78 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.66 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.42 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Elevation Ft: | 427 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1505 |
| Population Density Km2: | 410.67 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1063.60 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 62915 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-10630 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397537 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Cambria, Illinois |
Cambria is a village in northwestern Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census.
Cambria was established in the early 1900s by brothers Tom and Evan John, owners of the Carterville and Big Muddy Coal Company, which had opened a mine in the area around 1904. The community was originally known as Lauder, but was changed to Cambria, the old Latin name for Wales, from which the John brothers hailed. A post office known as Reeves opened in 1905, but its name was changed to Cambria in 1911.[2]
Cambria is located at 37.7831°N -89.1186°W (37.783054, -89.118533).[3]
According to the 2010 census, Cambria has a total area of 1.403sqmi, of which 1.36sqmi (or 96.94%) is land and 0.043sqmi (or 3.06%) is water.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,330 people, 564 households, and 367 families residing in the village. The population density was 974.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 649 housing units at an average density of 475.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 95.04% White, 2.26% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.
There were 564 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $25,870, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $27,262 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,913. About 18.7% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.
73.7% of the total village population has their high school diploma or equivalent. This is below the national average of 80.4%. The percentage of the total population that holds a bachelor's degree or above is also below the national average of 24.4%. Only 12.9% of citizens hold college level degrees.
Village board meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of the month at the Cambria Village Hall located in the old Cambria Grade School.
Cambria is located in the Carterville School District Unit 5. The Cambria Grade School closed in 2001 when the Tri-C communities of Carterville, Cambria, and Crainville consolidated all Kindergarten through middle school grade levels.
Cambria is located near John A. Logan College located in Carterville and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Cambria is home to three churches.