| Earlville | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.5881°N -88.9231°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | LaSalle |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Earl |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1834 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1863 |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mark Actis |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.11 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.20 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.11 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.20 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 702 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1613 |
| Population Density Km2: | 518.36 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1343.05 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60518 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank Info: | 2394593 |
| Blank2 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Earlville, Illinois |
Earlville is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,613 at the 2020 census, down from 1,701 at the 2010 census.[2] The city is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Earlville Post Office has been in operation since 1844.[3] The city was named after Earlville, New York, the former hometown of an early settler.[4]
According to the 2010 census, Earlville has a total area of 1.2sqmi, all land.[5]
As of the 2020 census[6] there were 1,613 people, 886 households, and 542 families residing in the city. The population density was 1343.05PD/sqmi. There were 743 housing units at an average density of 618.65/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 90.82% White, 0.37% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.29% from other races, and 4.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.25% of the population.
There were 886 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.21% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.83% were non-families. 32.84% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.47% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 2.32.
The city's age distribution consisted of 23.2% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,768, and the median income for a family was $70,603. Males had a median income of $40,804 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,334. About 5.5% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Earlville has a modern library, a K-12 school system, a bank, an ambulance and fire station, a weekly newspaper, a drive-in movie theater, and a number of local businesses. The area surrounding Earlville is strongly agricultural. Earlville lacks major shopping centers and industries.
Many of the inhabitants of Earlville work at blue-collar jobs. Earlville's population has declined somewhat over the past two decades. Several planned residential developments of moderate size were derailed by the nationwide housing crash that began in 2008.
Earlville Community Unit School District #9 (CUSD #9) occupies a campus of school buildings on Union Street, a main thoroughfare and former route of US 34.[7] The school has undergone many changes over the last several years, including the recent implementation of a new air conditioning system and re-doing of one of the gyms for the 2021-2022 school year. The campus includes Earlville Grade School, Earlville Junior High, and Earlville High School. The administrative offices are within buildings on the site, which the Elementary, Junior High, and High School share. On the site is also a cafeteria, 2 gymnasiums, and library. The school Mascot is a Raider, stylized as a Pirate, with the school colors of Red and White. The School is a part of the Little Ten Conference, which includes Earlville, Serena, Newark, Indian Creek (Shabbona/Waterman), DePue, Leland, Somonauk, LaMoille, Kirkland Hiawatha, Hinckley Big Rock, and most recently IMSA.[8] Earlville and Leland merged athletic programs in 2006, but separated again in 2018 after failing to come to an agreement regarding the co-op.[9]