| Seatonville | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.3633°N -89.2731°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bureau |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hall, Selby |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.511 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.496 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.015 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 321 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 61359 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-68471 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Seatonville, Illinois |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Seatonville is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 321 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Seatonville has been in operation since 1889,[1] named for W. A. Seaton, an early settler.[2]
The town is part of a constellation of coal mining towns centered on Spring Valley and LaSalle, Illinois. The Seaton brothers, Isom and James, sank the first coal mine shaft there in 1880. The mine was sold in 1888 to the Chicago, Wilmington, and Vermilion Coal Company based in Braidwood, Illinois. During the strike of 1889, it was the only mine operating in northern Illinois. A small community of African-Americans was brought in by the company to replace deserting miners.
The mine went bankrupt in 1900 and was purchased by the Spring Valley Coal Company. The town grew until the mine was closed in 1913.[3]
Seatonville is located at 41.3633°N -89.2731°W (41.363312, -89.273094).[4]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Seatonville has a total area of 0.51sqmi, of which 0.5sqmi (or 97.06%) is land and 0.02sqmi (or 2.94%) is water.[5]
As of the 2020 census[6] there were 321 people, 188 households, and 111 families residing in the village. The population density was 628.18PD/sqmi. There were 141 housing units at an average density of 275.93/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 91.59% White, 0.31% Native American, 4.05% Asian, 0.93% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.98% of the population.
There were 188 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.70% were married couples living together, 19.68% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.96% were non-families. 39.36% of all households were made up of individuals, and 31.91% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 1.98.
The village's age distribution consisted of 19.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 30.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,405, and the median income for a family was $50,938. Males had a median income of $46,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,401. About 20.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.