| Georgetown, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois Vermilion County |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Georgetown's location in Vermilion County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vermilion County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Georgetown Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1826 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3143 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1944.93 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9775°N -87.6353°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 653 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61846 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-28963 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2394882 |
| Website: | https://georgetownil.net/ |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.19 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 750.98 |
Georgetown is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 3,143. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Georgetown was established in 1826 and was platted by James Haworth with the length of a grapevine, although the first home was established in 1820 by Henry Johnson. The town may have been named after George Beckwith, since Danville had been named after Dan Beckwith; another possibility is that it was named after James Haworth's son George.[2] The first post office was established in 1828.[3]
The Paris and Danville Railroad was built in 1871, and the "Interurban" started carrying passengers between Georgetown and Danville sometime after 1900.[2]
Georgetown is located on Illinois Route 1 / U.S. Route 150 about south of the county seat of Danville. According to the 2010 census, Georgetown has a total area of 0.14sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,628 people, 1,470 households, and 1,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2250.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,564 housing units at an average density of 970.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 95.53% White, 2.73% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 1,470 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,852, and the median income for a family was $37,310. Males had a median income of $32,974 versus $22,581 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,275. About 8.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Danville Mass Transit provides bus service on Route 9 connecting Georgetown to downtown Danville and other destinations.[6]