Crainville, Illinois Explained

Crainville
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:37.7489°N -89.0658°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Williamson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.31
Area Total Sq Mi:1.66
Area Land Km2:4.28
Area Land Sq Mi:1.65
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Elevation Ft:472
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1443
Population Density Km2:337.14
Population Density Sq Mi:872.96
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:62918
Area Code:618
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-17185
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398644
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Crainville, Illinois

Crainville is a village in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,254 at the 2010 census.

History

One of the earliest mining communities in Williamson County, Crainville is named for James M. Crain, who filed the first plat for the village. It was initially known as "Crain City," but incorporated as the village of Crainville on June 28, 1881. A post office opened on September 26, 1888, also under the name Crainville. It discontinued operations on January 31, 1914, and the community is now served by the post office at neighboring Carterville.[2]

Geography

Crainville is located at 37.7489°N -89.0658°W (37.748761, -89.065718).[3]

According to the 2010 census, Crainville has a total area of 1.597sqmi, of which 1.59sqmi (or 99.56%) is land and 0.007sqmi (or 0.44%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 992 people, 425 households, and 265 families residing in the village. The population density was 709.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 459 housing units at an average density of 328.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.78% White, 0.71% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 425 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,750, and the median income for a family was $48,021. Males had a median income of $34,219 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,911. About 6.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. James N. Adams, comp. 1989. Illinois Place Names. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society. 332.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  4. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 2, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213081848/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717185 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .