Mackinaw, Illinois Explained

Mackinaw
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:40.5342°N -89.355°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tazewell
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.16
Area Total Sq Mi:1.22
Area Land Km2:3.08
Area Land Sq Mi:1.19
Area Water Km2:0.08
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Elevation Ft:656
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1879
Population Density Km2:610.15
Population Density Sq Mi:1580.32
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:61755
Area Code:309
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-45785
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2399217
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Mackinaw, Illinois

Mackinaw is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States, and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 1,950 at the 2010 census.[2]

History

The village lies within, but is politically independent of Mackinaw Township. Both take their name from the nearby Mackinaw River. Mackinaw (sometimes spelled Mackinac) is derived from the Ojibwe word mikinaak meaning "turtle".[3]

Mackinaw was the first county seat of Tazewell County, from 1827 to 1831 when it moved to Pekin.[4] The courthouse was built for $125 by Amasa Stout.[5]

Following the 1933 end to prohibition, Mackinaw remained a "dry" community through 2013, when residents voted to allow the sale of alcohol.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Mackinaw has a total area of 1.38sqmi, of which 1.35sqmi (or 97.83%) is land and 0.03sqmi (or 2.17%) is water.[7]

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,950 people, 746 households, and 540 families residing in the village.[8] The population density was 1,416.4 people per square mile[9] and there were 799 housing units.[10] The racial makeup of the village was 97.69% White, 0.72% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.69% of the population.[11]

There were 579 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.[12]

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 19, 33.4% from 20 to 44, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.[13]

The median income for a household in the village was $61,083 and the median income for a family was $71,027. Males had a median income of $40,147 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,853. About 1% of families and 1.53% of the population were below the poverty line.[14]

Schools

Their high school is Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School and it is located on 401 E. Fifth St, Mackinaw, IL.[15] Both students from Mackinaw and Deer Creek, Illinois attend Deemack High School.[16] Dee-Mack athletics participate in the Heart of Illinois Conference and in 2012 their girls' volleyball team won the class 2A state title. This was Dee-Mack's first state championship.[17] On November 25, 2016, Dee-Mack's football team played in their first football state championship game in 29 years.[18] They played Maroa-Forsyth for the class 2A Illinois State Championship in Champaign, Illinois at the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium. They won the game 35–7, which was the first state championship in football for the school. They finished their season with a 13–1 record.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2010 Census. Census Viewer. October 27, 2013.
  3. Book: Nichols, John D. . Nyholm . Earl . A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe . University of Minnesota Press . Minneapolis . 1995.
  4. Soady . Fred W. . 1964 . In These Waste Places: Pekin, Illinois, 1824-1849 . Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society . 57 . 2 . 156–171 . 0019-2287.
  5. Williams . Frank J. . Williams . Virginia . Bates . William Henry . Souvenir of Early and Notable Events in the History of the North West Territory, Illinois, and Tazewell County, including the Names of those who have Served the County in Various Official Capacities. . Document . English . JSTOR.
  6. Web site: Mackinaw's first bar to open soon. CI News Now. October 27, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203005/http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Mackinaws-first-bar-to-open-soon-196780901.html. October 29, 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 4, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213071018/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1745785 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  8. Web site: HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE . zip-codes.com . October 27, 2013.
  9. Web site: Population Density, #95 . usa.com1 . October 27, 2013.
  10. Web site: RELATIONSHIP . zip-codes.com . October 27, 2013.
  11. Web site: Population by Race . Census Viewer . October 27, 2013.
  12. Web site: 2010 Census data for MACKINAW, IL . zip-codes.com . October 27, 2013.
  13. Web site: Population By Sex And Age . zip-codes.com . October 27, 2013.
  14. Web site: Mackinaw, IL Income and Careers . usa.com . October 27, 2013.
  15. Web site: Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School . mackinawillinois.org . October 27, 2013.
  16. Web site: DEER CREEK MACKINAW DISTRICT 701 . mackinawillinois.org . October 27, 2013.
  17. Web site: Dee-Mack wins Class 2A State Title . Central Illinois Proud . October 27, 2013.
  18. News: DEE-MACK FOOTBALL: Chiefs on brink of state championship appearance. Editor. Joey Wagner/Sports. Pekin Daily Times. December 1, 2016.
  19. News: Dee-Mack wins Class 2A state football title with 35-7 victory over Maroa-Forsyth. Morris. Stan. Journal Star. December 1, 2016.