Muddy, Illinois Explained

Muddy
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:37.7642°N -88.5144°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Saline
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Village President
Leader Name:Frances Bertino
Leader Title1:Village President
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.79
Area Total Sq Mi:0.30
Area Land Km2:0.78
Area Land Sq Mi:0.30
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:61
Population Density Km2:77.71
Population Density Sq Mi:201.32
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:62965
Area Code:618
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-51271
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Muddy, Illinois

Muddy is a small incorporated village located in the Harrisburg Township in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.

History

During the 19th century, the site of Muddy was home to a small settlement known as Robinson's Ford, which was among the communities considered for the seat of Saline County after the county's creation in the 1840s.[2] The modern village of Muddy had its start as a mining settlement established by the Harrisburg Big Muddy Coal Company, for which it was named, in 1903.[3] The mine was sold to the larger O'Gara Coal Company in 1906.[4]

The former St. Ioasaph Orthodox Church in Muddy, built in 1913, is dedicated to Ioasaph of Belgorod.[5] The church was located on South St. at . This church was attended by eastern European immigrants, including Russians, Slovaks, Poles, and Rusyns,.[6] [7] It was dismantled in 2019.[8]

Geography

Muddy is located at 37.7642°N -88.5144°W (37.764086, -88.514469).[9] The village lies along U.S. Route 45 northeast of Harrisburg and southwest of Eldorado. The Middle Fork of the Saline River flows just southwest of Muddy. The Tunnel Hill State Trail, a 45miles rail trail, passes through the village.

According to the 2010 census, Muddy has a total area of 0.301sqmi, of which 0.3sqmi (or 99.67%) is land and 0.001sqmi (or 0.33%) is water.[10]

Demographics

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 78 people, 34 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density was 296.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 39 housing units at an average density of 148.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 88.46% White, 5.13% African American, 2.56% Native American, 3.85% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.85% of the population.

There were 34 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 17.9% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $28,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,384. There were no families and 7.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Saline County Historical Society, Saline County: A Century of History, 1847-1947 (Saline County Historical Society, 1947), p. 65.
  3. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 87.
  4. Saline County: A Century of History, 1847-1947, pp. 213-214.
  5. http://www.stbasilthegreat.org/muddy.htm Story of The Church of St. Iosaph in Muddy, Illinois
  6. Book: Muddy's Russian Orthodox Church may soon be a memory . Brian DeNeal . 31 . 6 . 14.
  7. Book: Expressions: Folkways in Southern Illinois . Terry Alliband . Southern Illinois University Carbondale . 1980 . 11.
  8. Web site: THE ST. JOASAPH OF BELGOROD CHURCH—GONE FROM ILLINOIS. Cornelia Rees .
  9. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  10. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . December 19, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213071639/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1751271 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  11. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.