| Robinson, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.0081°N -87.7561°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Crawford |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.33 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.17 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.70 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Elevation Ft: | 525 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7150 |
| Population Density Km2: | 587.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1521.60 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62454 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17–64707 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396390 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | 2396390 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Robinson, Illinois |
Robinson is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois, United States.[2] The population was 7,150 at the 2020 census, down from 7,713 at the 2010 census.[3]
Robinson is in the center of Crawford County at 39.0061°N -87.7389°W.[4] Illinois Route 33 passes through the center of the city as Main Street, leading east 7miles to Palestine near the Indiana border and west to Newton.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Robinson has a total area of 4.76sqmi, of which 4.7sqmi (or 98.72%) is land and 0.06sqmi (or 1.28%) is water.[5]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Robinson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Robinson was 108F on July 22, 1901, while the coldest temperature recorded was -20F on February 9, 1899.
As of the 2020 census[6] there were 7,150 people, 2,611 households, and 1,605 families residing in the city. The population density was 1502.1PD/sqmi. There were 3,222 housing units at an average density of 676.89/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 83.83% White, 7.83% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.09% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.80% of the population.
There were 2,611 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.70% were married couples living together, 14.44% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.53% were non-families. 33.55% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.92% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.00.
The city's age distribution consisted of 14.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 162.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 169.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,137, and the median income for a family was $61,625. Males had a median income of $42,642 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,646. About 12.6% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
Major employers in the town include a refinery owned by Marathon Petroleum Company[7] and a chocolate factory for the Heath bar, first made in 1914,[8] now distributed by The Hershey Company.
The following schools are operated by Robinson Community Unit School District 2: