Kenney, Illinois Explained

Kenney
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:40.0981°N -89.0861°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:DeWitt
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.73
Area Total Sq Mi:0.28
Area Land Km2:0.73
Area Land Sq Mi:0.28
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:653
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:311
Population Density Km2:426.25
Population Density Sq Mi:1102.84
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:−6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:61749
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-39532
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398339
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Kenney, Illinois

Kenney is a village in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 326 at the 2010 census. It was named for its founder, Moses Kenney.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Kenney has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all land.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[4] there were 311 people, 265 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 1102.84PD/sqmi. There were 147 housing units at an average density of 521.28/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 91.64% White, 0.64% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 1.29% from other races, and 5.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.

There were 265 households, out of which 11.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.06% were married couples living together, 6.04% had a female householder with no husband present, and 61.13% were non-families. 61.13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 1.69.

The village's age distribution consisted of 10.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,536, and the median income for a family was $61,964. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $9,757 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,790. About 3.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

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References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 173.
  3. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 4, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213084733/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1739532 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . June 28, 2022 . data.census.gov.
  5. Web site: Ivan Howard Stats.
  6. Web site: August 31, 2017. Kenney Fall Festival Sept. 8-9. September 8, 2021. Clinton Journal.