| Congerville | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.6142°N -89.2067°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Woodford |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.50 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.49 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 745 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 497 |
| Population Density Km2: | 199.35 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 516.10 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 61729 |
| Area Code: | 309 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-16119 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Congerville, Illinois |
Congerville is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 474 as of the 2010 census, up from 466 in 2000. Congerville is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The site of Congerville was surveyed for Joseph Schrock on January 2, 1888, and the village was known as Schrock.[2] The name was changed to Conger on February 27, 1888, after the early settler Ben Conger, and then to Congerville on July 31, 1888.[3]
Congerville is located at 40.6141°N -89.2066°W.[4]
After a January 5, 1999, reading of -36F, Congerville held the record for the coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Illinois.[5] It took this title from Mount Carroll—which had recorded -35F in 1930[6] —and lost it to the same town on January 31, 2019, when the temperature there dropped to -38F.[7]
According to the 2010 census, Congerville has a total area of 1.124sqmi, of which 1.12sqmi (or 99.64%) is land and 0.004sqmi (or 0.36%) is water.[8]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 466 people, 163 households, and 131 families residing in the village. The population density was 615.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 167 housing units at an average density of 220.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.93% White, 0.43% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.43% from two or more races. None of the population is African American, Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino of any race, or from other races.
There were 163 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,786, and the median income for a family was $60,313. Males had a median income of $45,673 versus $25,132 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,795. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.8% of those over 64.