Keyesport, Illinois Explained

Keyesport, Illinois
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.7461°N -89.2736°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bond, Clinton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.74
Area Land Sq Mi:0.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Elevation Ft:459
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:406
Population Density Sq Mi:563.89
Population Density Km2:217.57
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:−6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:62253
Area Code:618
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-39753
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398342
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Keyesport, Illinois
Area Total Km2:1.91
Area Land Km2:1.87
Area Water Km2:0.04

Keyesport is a village in Bond and Clinton counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 406 at the 2020 census.

History

Keyesport was named in honor of its postmaster, Thomas Keyes.[2] It is on the boundary between Clinton County and Bond counties. It was incorporated as a village in 1887.[2]

Geography

Keyesport is situated on the western shore of Carlyle Lake.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Keyesport has a total area of 0.74sqmi, of which 0.72sqmi (or 97.69%) is land and 0.02sqmi (or 2.31%) is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[4] there were 406 people, 194 households, and 147 families residing in the village. The population density was 550.88PD/sqmi. There were 232 housing units at an average density of 314.79/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 92.36% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 1.48% from other races, and 5.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 194 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.60% were married couples living together, 28.35% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.23% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.73% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.54.

The village's age distribution consisted of 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,629, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $19,390 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,786. About 10.9% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.0% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Allan H. Keith, Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL. Consulted on August 15, 2007.
  3. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . June 29, 2022 . Census.gov.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . June 28, 2022 . data.census.gov.