Chandlerville, Illinois Explained

Chandlerville
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:40.0469°N -90.1514°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cass
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Leader Name1:Tim Richard[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:2.06
Area Total Sq Mi:0.79
Area Land Km2:2.06
Area Land Sq Mi:0.79
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:479
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:527
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:62627
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-12450
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2397600
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Chandlerville, Illinois

Chandlerville is a village in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 527 at the 2020 census.

History

Chandlerville was named for its founder, Dr. Charles Chandler.[3]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chandlerville has a total area of 0.79sqmi, all land.[4]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[5] there were 527 people, 217 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 663.73PD/sqmi. There were 260 housing units at an average density of 327.46/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.39% White, 0.57% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 217 households, out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.87% were married couples living together, 7.83% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.53% were non-families. 50.69% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.95% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 1.98.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $52,188 versus $23,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,350. About 9.7% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.9% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Scott Lucas, United States senator from Illinois, was born in Chandlerville

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. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 75.
  4. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . June 29, 2022 . Census.gov.
  5. Web site: Explore Census Data . June 28, 2022 . data.census.gov.