| Coalton, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Coalton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.2847°N -89.3031°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nokomis |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.37 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 676 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 317 |
| Population Density Km2: | 231.13 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 598.11 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62075 (Nokomis) |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-15209 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398590 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Coalton, Illinois |
Coalton is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 317 at the 2020 census.[2]
Coalton is in eastern Montgomery County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Nokomis. Illinois Route 16 runs along the northwest edge of the village, leading southwest to Hillsboro, the county seat, and northeast to Pana.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Coalton has a total area of 0.53sqmi, all land.[1] The village drains northwest to the East Fork of Shoal Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kaskaskia River.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 307 people, 123 households, and 79 families residing in the village. The population density was 592.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 132 housing units at an average density of 254.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.07% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 123 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $40,455 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,901. About 13.5% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.2% of those 65 or over.
Coalton became significant during the early to mid-twentieth century with its shaft mining operations, hence its village name.