| Clifton, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois Iroquois County |
| Pushpin Label: | Clifton |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Clifton's location in Iroquois County |
| Coordinates: | 40.9353°N -87.9344°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Iroquois |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chebanse |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Randy Gigl |
| Leader Title1: | Trustee |
| Leader Name1: | Paul Hess |
| Leader Title2: | Trustee |
| Leader Name2: | Cathy Dundas |
| Leader Title3: | Trustee |
| Leader Name3: | Jeff Hall |
| Leader Title4: | Trustee |
| Leader Name4: | John Tammen |
| Leader Title5: | Trustee |
| Leader Name5: | Tracy Mitchell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation M: | 204 |
| Elevation Ft: | 669 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1500 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1453.76 |
| Population Density Km2: | 561.43 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 60927 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-14936 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Clifton is a village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,352 at the 2020 census.[2]
Clifton was founded in 1857.[3] The village takes its name from Clifton hotel in Chicago.[4]
Clifton is located in northern Iroquois County at 40.9347°N -87.9336°W (40.934592, -87.933535).[5] Interstate 57 passes along the eastern side of the village, with access from Exit 297. I-57 leads north to Kankakee and south to Champaign. Chicago is north of Clifton.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Clifton has a total area of 0.93sqmi, all land.[6]
As of the 2020 census there were 1,352 people, 482 households, and 336 families residing in the village. The population density was 1453.76PD/sqmi. There were 560 housing units at an average density of 602.15/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.86% White, 0.52% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 4.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population.
There were 482 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.73% were married couples living together, 9.34% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.29% were non-families. 27.18% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.92% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 2.44.
The village's age distribution consisted of 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $72,188, and the median income for a family was $83,571. Males had a median income of $49,236 versus $30,144 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,837. About 8.6% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Clifton is one of three municipalities in Iroquois County (along with Ashkum and Chebanse) that are served by Comcast's South Suburban Chicago system (which is based out of Homewood and also serves the Kankakee area).[7] This means that for local broadcast channels, Clifton receives stations from the Chicago area and does not receive any stations from the Champaign–Springfield–Decatur market, which includes Iroquois County.[8]