Dunfermline, Illinois | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
Coordinates: | 40.4917°N -90.0325°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fulton |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Buckheart |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Village president |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.38 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.38 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Elevation Ft: | 640 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 262 |
Population Density Km2: | 685.84 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1782.31 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
Postal Code: | 61524 |
Area Code: | 309 |
Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2398755 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | Dunfermline, Illinois |
Dunfermline is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 262 at the 2020 census.[2] Dunfermline is pronounced Done-ferm-lin.
A post office has been in operation at Dunfermline since 1887.[3] A share of the first settlers being natives of Dunfermline, Scotland, caused the name to be selected.[4]
Dunfermline is located in east-central Fulton County. Illinois Route 78 forms the eastern border of the village; the highway leads north 5miles to Canton and south 6miles to U.S. Route 24 at Little America. Lewistown, the county seat, is to the southwest by Illinois Route 100.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dunfermline has a total area of 0.15sqmi, all land.[5]
As of the 2020 census there were 262 people, 159 households, and 121 families residing in the village. The population density was 1782.31PD/sqmi. There were 131 housing units at an average density of 891.16/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.89% White, 0.38% African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 4.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 159 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.38% were married couples living together, 5.66% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 21.38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.58% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.39.
The village's age distribution consisted of 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 32.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $58,542. Males had a median income of $51,806 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,722. About 1.7% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.