Garrett, Illinois Explained

Garrett
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:39.7972°N -88.4247°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Garrett
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.108
Area Land Sq Mi:0.108
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Elevation Ft:673
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:122
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:61913
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-28742
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2398946

Garrett is a village in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 122 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Garrett has a total area of 0.13sqmi, all land.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 122 people, 48 households, and 33 families residing in the village. The population density was 1129.63PD/sqmi. There were 62 housing units at an average density of 574.07/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.54% White, 1.64% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.38% of the population.

There were 48 households, out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.33% were married couples living together, 6.25% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.25% were non-families. 22.92% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 2.46.

The village's age distribution consisted of 30.5% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,667, and the median income for a family was $77,708. Males had a median income of $53,000 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,192. About 3.0% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Dial-A-Ride Public Transportation provides dial-a-ride bus transit service to the village. The nearest passenger rail service is at Illinois Terminal in Champaign or at Mattoon station, where Amtrak operates to Chicago, Carbondale, New Orleans, and other destinations.

References

  1. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . January 19, 2023 . Census.gov.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . June 28, 2022 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 3, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213045601/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1728742 . February 13, 2020 . dead .