| Coffeen, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Coffeen |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.0883°N -89.3897°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: | East Fork |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.16 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 630 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 647 |
| Population Density Km2: | 215.18 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 557.28 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62017 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-15352 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2393583 |
Coffeen is a small city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 647 at the 2020 census.[2]
Coffeen was named after one of its founders, Gustavus Coffeen.[3]
Coffeen is in southeastern Montgomery County, along Illinois Route 185 (Main Street). It is 8miles southeast of Hillsboro, the county seat, and northwest of Vandalia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Coffeen has a total area of 1.16sqmi, all land.[1] It is on high ground that drains east to a tributary of the East Fork of Shoal Creek and west to Coffeen Lake, a reservoir on a different tributary of the East Fork. The city is within the Kaskaskia River watershed.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 709 people, 292 households, and 202 families residing in the city. The population density was 687.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 320 housing units at an average density of 310.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.87% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.56% Asian, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.
There were 292 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $16,429 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,755. About 16.2% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.