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