| Stonington | |
| Other Name: | Village of Stonington |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Nickname: | "Home of the Wildcats" |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.6386°N -89.1919°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Christian |
| Subdivision Type3: | Village |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bruce Dowdy |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.18 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 614 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 837 |
| Population Density Km2: | 706.68 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1831.51 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62567 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-72949 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399910 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Stonington, Illinois |
Stonington is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 837 at the 2020 census.
On December 1, 2018, an EF2 tornado struck the western part of the village; there were no injuries or deaths.[2]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Stonington has a total area of 0.46sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 837 people, 317 households, and 181 families residing in the village. The population density was 1831.51PD/sqmi. There were 395 housing units at an average density of 864.33/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.79% White, 0.36% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 5.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 317 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.96% were married couples living together, 11.04% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.90% were non-families. 38.49% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.98% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 2.12.
The village's age distribution consisted of 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $56,094, and the median income for a family was $74,531. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,187. About 12.2% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.