| Eddyville | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.5003°N -88.5869°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pope |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.73 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 682 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 99 |
| Population Density Km2: | 136.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 352.31 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62928 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2398782 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Eddyville, Illinois |
Eddyville is a village in Pope County, Illinois, United States. The population was 153 at the 2000 census. Two designated wilderness areas, the Burden Falls Wilderness and the Lusk Creek Wilderness, are nearby.
Eddyville was laid out in 1866, and named for Edward Fulghum, who owned the land where the village is located.[2] A post office has been in operation at Eddyville since 1869.[3] Eddyville was incorporated as a village in 1883.[4]
Eddyville is located at 37.5003°N -88.5869°W (37.500412, -88.587024).[5]
According to the 2010 census, Eddyville has a total area of 0.291sqmi, of which 0.29sqmi (or 99.66%) is land and 0.001sqmi (or 0.34%) is water.[6]
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 153 people, 65 households, and 41 families residing in the village. The population density was 533.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 78 housing units at an average density of 271.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 93.46% White, 1.31% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 65 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $22,083, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,084. About 13.9% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.9% of those 65 or over.