Creve Coeur, Illinois Explained

Creve Coeur
Settlement Type:Village
Image Alt:Creve Coeur sign located by the Veterans Memorial
Etymology:means "broken heart" in French
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:40.6428°N -89.5983°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tazewell
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Groveland
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.78
Area Total Sq Mi:4.55
Area Land Km2:10.96
Area Land Sq Mi:4.23
Area Water Km2:0.82
Area Water Sq Mi:0.32
Elevation Ft:663
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4934
Population Density Km2:450.26
Population Density Sq Mi:1166.15
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CST
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:61610
Area Code:309
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-17549
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398651
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Creve Coeur, Illinois

Creve Coeur is a village in Groveland Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 4,934. Creve Coeur is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Creve Coeur has a total area of 4.675sqmi, of which 4.31sqmi (or 92.19%) is land and 0.365sqmi (or 7.81%) is water.[2]

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 5,448 people, 2,219 households, and 1,488 families in the village. The population density was 1342.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,476 housing units at an average density of 610sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.14% White, 0.39% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95%.[3]

Of the 2,219 households 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.2% of households were one person and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median household income was $36,138 and the median family income was $41,006. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $21,302 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,712. About 4.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

CityLink provides bus service on Route 23 connecting Creve Coeur to downtown Peoria, downtown Pekin and other destinations.[4]

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 2, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213053835/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717549 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  4. Web site: Schedules & Routes. January 27, 2024.

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