Keensburg, Illinois Explained

Keensburg
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.3519°N -87.8683°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wabash
Subdivision Type3:Precinct
Subdivision Name3:Coffee
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.67
Area Total Sq Mi:0.26
Area Land Km2:0.67
Area Land Sq Mi:0.26
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:423
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:174
Population Density Km2:258.31
Population Density Sq Mi:669.23
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:62852
Area Code:618
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-39259
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398332
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Keensburg, Illinois

Keensburg is a village in Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois. The population was 192 at the 2010 census.[2]

History

Keensburg was founded in the mid-1870s, and named for the Keen family.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Keensburg has a total area of 0.26sqmi, all land.[4] Keensburg is connected to the nearby towns of Mount Carmel and Grayville by Illinois Route 1. The village lies just west of the Wabash River and Beall Woods State Park.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 252 people, 102 households, and 73 families residing in the village. The population density was 978.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 111 housing units at an average density of 431sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% White, and 0.79% from two or more races.

There were 102 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% 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 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,375, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,889. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES. data.census.gov. April 2, 2020.
  3. Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (University of Illinois Press, 2010), p. 184.
  4. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 4, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213061832/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1739259 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.