| North City, Illinois | |
| Other Name: | Coello |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.9931°N -89.0656°W |
| 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 |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.77 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.17 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Elevation Ft: | 456 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 509 |
| Population Density Km2: | 90.53 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 234.45 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62825 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-53585 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399513 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | North City, Illinois |
North City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 509. North City is also known as "Coello".[2] The current mayor is Curtis Overton.
North City incorporated in 1915. Its name comes from two nearby coal mines which were nicknamed "New North" and "Old North." A post office, known as "Coello" after its first postmaster, Pete Coello, opened in 1918. Both "North City" and "Coello" are commonly used in the village.[3]
North City is located in western Franklin County at 37.9931°N -89.0656°W (37.993129, -89.065547).[4] It is bordered to the south by the city of Christopher. Illinois Route 148 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north to Valier, north 7miles to Sesser, and south through Christopher 7miles to Zeigler. Illinois Route 14 runs just south of North City, leading east to Benton, the Franklin County seat, and west to Du Quoin.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, North City has a total area of 2.23sqmi, of which 2.17sqmi (or 97.49%) is land and 0.06sqmi (or 2.51%) is water.[5]
As of the 2020 census[6] there were 509 people, 312 households, and 192 families residing in the village. The population density was 228.56PD/sqmi. There were 264 housing units at an average density of 118.55/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 92.73% White, 0.00% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 5.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 312 households, out of which 14.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.13% were married couples living together, 5.77% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.46% were non-families. 25.64% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.05% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.19.
The village's age distribution consisted of 11.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 13.5% from 25 to 44, 39.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $57,500, and the median income for a family was $70,714. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $46,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,945. About 4.7% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.