Ivesdale, Illinois Explained

Ivesdale
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:USA Illinois Champaign County#USA Illinois
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Champaign County
Coordinates:39.9458°N -88.4558°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Champaign, Piatt
Leader Title:Village President
Leader Name:Dan Bates, Jr.[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.72
Area Land Sq Mi:0.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:682
Population Total:265
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Sq Mi:370.11
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:61851
Area Code:217
Unit Pref:Imperial
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-37998
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2398284
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:1.85
Area Land Km2:1.85
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population Density Km2:142.90

Ivesdale is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States; a very small portion of the village extends into Piatt County, Illinois. The population was 265 at the 2020 census.

History

Ivesdale is served by Saint Joseph Catholic Parish and is home to Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church (built in 1894) which is known locally as "The Cathedral of the Cornfield".[3]

Bernard Alblinger, who served as mayor from 1963 until his death in 2011, the second longest-serving mayor in the history of Illinois, serving a total of 48 consecutive years.[4]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ivesdale has a total area of 0.72sqmi, all land.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[6] there were 265 people, 113 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density was 370.11PD/sqmi. There were 121 housing units at an average density of 168.99/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95.85% White, 0.38% African American, and 3.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 113 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.21% were married couples living together, 8.85% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.51% were non-families. 28.32% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.47% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.21.

The village's age distribution consisted of 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,477, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $47,917 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,204. About 14.9% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Illinois Blue Book . 2021-2022 . Springfield . Incorporated Cities, Towns & Villages of Illinois . 0191-104X . 1645571. https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/incorporated.pdf. PDF.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  3. "http://stjosephivesdale.com/parish-history/"
  4. "http://www.county-star.com/news/people/2011-02-08/mayor-recalled-one-who-truly-cared.html"
  5. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . 2022-06-29 . Census.gov.
  6. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-06-28 . data.census.gov.