| Pawnee | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.5919°N -89.5819°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sangamon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Governing Body: | Board of Trustees of the Village of Pawnee |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jeff Clarke |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.45 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.45 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 603 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2678 |
| Population Density Km2: | 776.33 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2010.51 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62558 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-58174 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Pawnee, Illinois |
Pawnee is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,739 at the 2010 census, and 2,651 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community is named after the Pawnee Tribe.[2] On August 6, 2023, a large and long-tracked EF2 tornado hit north of Pawnee, Illinois destroying houses and businesses.
On October 13, 1902, the Victor Mine exploded killing six workers. Press reports indicate an explosive charge ignited coal dust in the shaft.[3]
Pawnee is located at 39.5919°N -89.5819°W (39.592050, -89.582012).[4]
According to the 2010 census, Pawnee has a total area of 1.26sqmi, all land.[5]
At the 2000 census there were 2,647 people, 1,028 households, and 747 families in the village. The population density was 2221sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,086 housing units at an average density of 911.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.83% White, 0.15% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30%.[6]
Of the 1,028 households 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.4% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06.
The age distribution was 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median household income was $50,787 and the median family income was $54,736. Males had a median income of $37,171 versus $26,304 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,599. About 5.9% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
Pawnee is loosely represented in the video game Watch Dogs, though the geographic position is quite different. Due to contiguous map size constraints in the open-world game, Pawnee is shown to be relatively close to Chicago; however, it is actually located nearer to the center of Illinois, far from Chicago.