| Essex, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.1819°N -88.1928°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kankakee |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Essex |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.09 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Elevation Ft: | 591 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 841 |
| Population Density Km2: | 139.54 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 361.41 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 60935 |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
| Area Code: | 815 & 779 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398841 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Essex is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census,[2] up from 554 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ira M. Lish (1855 - 1937), Illinois politician and lawyer, was born in Essex.[3]
Unlike earlier underground coal mines exploited by coal miners living in the now lost, nearby settlements of Tracy, Oklahoma and Clarke City, open-pit mines were established near Essex.[4]
Essex is located in western Kankakee County northwest of Kankakee, the county seat, and 7miles south of Braidwood.
According to the 2010 census, Essex has a total area of 2.506sqmi, of which 2.48sqmi (or 98.96%) are land and 0.026sqmi (or 1.04%) are water.[5]
As of the 2000 United States Census,[6] there were 554 people, 199 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density was 272.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 208 housing units at an average density of 102.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.38% White, and 1.62% from two or more races.
There were 199 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the village 25.3% were under the age of 18, 11.2% were from 18 to 24, 25.5% were from 25 to 44, 26.2% were from 45 to 64, and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,238, and the median income for a family was $51,118. Males had a median income of $40,577 versus $24,531 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,686. About 5.5% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.