Gulfport, Illinois Explained

Gulfport, Illinois
Other Name:Gulf Port
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:40.8086°N -91.0844°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Henderson
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Gladstone, Carman
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.94
Area Total Sq Mi:2.29
Area Land Km2:3.66
Area Land Sq Mi:1.41
Area Water Km2:2.29
Area Water Sq Mi:0.88
Elevation Ft:518
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:54
Pop Est As Of:2019
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:47
Population Density Km2:12.85
Population Density Sq Mi:33.29
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:61425
Area Code:309
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-31992
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398216
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Gulfport, Illinois

Gulfport is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 42, down from 54 at the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Burlington, IA - IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was completely submerged, save the roofs of some homes and buildings, by a levee break during the flood of 2008.

Geography

Gulfport is located on the western edge of Henderson County. It is bordered to the west by the Mississippi River, which is also the state boundary with Iowa. U.S. Route 34 passes through the village, crossing the Mississippi via the Great River Bridge to Burlington, Iowa. To the east US 34 leads to Monmouth and to Galesburg.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Gulfport has a total area of 2.3sqmi, of which 1.41sqmi (or 61.53%) is land and 0.88sqmi (or 38.47%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[5] there were 42 people, 22 households, and 20 families residing in the village. The population density was 18.3PD/sqmi. There were 34 housing units at an average density of 14.81/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 85.71% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 11.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.76% of the population.

There were 22 households, none of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 90.91% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.09% were non-families. 9.09% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.09% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 1.86.

The village's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 12.2% from 25 to 44, 58.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 141.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $85,357, and the median income for a family was $85,714. Males had a median income of $70,833 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $39,161. None of the population was below the poverty line.

References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 14, 2020.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. May 24, 2020. United States Census Bureau. May 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gulf Port village, Illinois. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. June 13, 2017.
  4. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . 2022-06-29 . Census.gov.
  5. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-06-28 . data.census.gov.