| Simpson, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.4681°N -88.7564°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Johnson |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.36 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 387 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 44 |
| Population Density Km2: | 32.34 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 83.81 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62985 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-70005 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399824 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Simpson, Illinois |
Simpson is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 60 at the 2010 census.[2]
Simpson is located in eastern Johnson County at 37.4681°N -88.7564°W (37.467977, -88.756277),[3] in the valley of Cedar Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Bay Creek and part of the Ohio River watershed. Illinois Route 147 passes through the village, leading southwest 9miles to Vienna, the county seat, and east 5miles to its terminus at Glendale.
According to the 2010 census, Simpson has a total area of 0.531sqmi, of which 0.53sqmi (or 99.81%) is land and 0.001sqmi (or 0.19%) is water.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 54 people, 21 households, and 17 families residing in the village. The population density was 103.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 25 housing units at an average density of 47.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 88.89% White, 7.41% African American, 1.85% Native American, 1.85% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.26% of the population.
There were 21 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 14.8% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $16,563 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,325. There were no families and 7.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.