| Official Name: | Mulkeytown, Illinois |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois |
| Pushpin Label: | Mulkeytown |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tyrone |
| Government Type: | No Formalized Government |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.71 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 162 |
| Population Density Km2: | 227.33 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 589.09 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 449 |
| Coordinates: | 37.9708°N -89.1114°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62865 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 414225 |
Mulkeytown is an unincorporated and census-designated place in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 162.[2]
Mulkeytown is located south of Chicago (via I-57 south to IL 14 west), and southeast of St. Louis (via I-64 east to US 51 south to IL 14 east).
Mulkeytown is located on Illinois Route 184, 3miles west of Christopher, in Tyrone Township, in the west-central portion of Franklin County.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mulkeytown has a total area of 0.28sqmi, of which 0.28sqmi (or 99.64%) is land and 0sqmi (or 0.36%) is water.[3]
As of the 2020 census there were 162 people, 51 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 586.96PD/sqmi. There were 87 housing units at an average density of 315.22/sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.91% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.62% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 51 households, out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.02% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.98% were non-families. 50.98% of all households were made up of individuals, and 50.98% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.08 and the average family size was 2.51.
The CDP's age distribution consisted of 35.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 7% from 25 to 44, 18% from 45 to 64, and 32.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 141.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 151.5 males.
Mulkeytown is named for preacher John Mulkey and his family; Mulkey founded the Mulkeytown Christian Church, the oldest in the community, in 1818.[4]
Centennial and sesquicentennial farms are those family farms that have been held within a family for more than 100 or 150 years.[5]