Sublette, Illinois Explained

Sublette, Illinois
Other Name:Hanno (1850-1854)
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:41.6431°N -89.2306°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lee
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Sublette
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:February 18, 1857
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Leader Name1:John Stenzel[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:1.04
Area Total Sq Mi:0.40
Area Land Km2:1.04
Area Land Sq Mi:0.40
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:927
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:380
Population Density Km2:366.04
Population Density Sq Mi:947.63
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:61367
Area Code:815
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-73287
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Sublette, Illinois

Sublette is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 449 at the 2010 census.[3]

History

The earliest references to Sublette as a town are from plat maps dating to the 1850s. At this point in time, Sublette was known as "Hanno" (named for Hanau, Prussia). It was a small cluster of houses just north of the settlement at Knox Grove.In 1854, the Illinois Central Railroad built a line through Hanno and constructed a depot there for passenger and freight services. A plat map from the following year lists the town's name as being "Soublette" or the "Town of Soublett". The town name was officially changed to "Sublette" by an act of the state legislature in 1857.[4] The name is unaffiliated with the town being sublet from the railroad; it likely traces back to an Americanized spelling of the French surname Soblet.

Geography

Sublette is located in southern Lee County at 41.6431°N -89.2306°W (41.643141, -89.230460).[5] U.S. Route 52 passes through the village as North Pennsylvania Avenue. US 52 leads northwest 7miles to Amboy and southeast 9miles to Mendota. Dixon, the Lee county seat, is northwest of Sublette via US 52.

Woodhaven Lakes, a private camping resort, is 3miles northwest of Sublette.

According to the 2010 census, Sublette has a total area of 0.35sqmi, all land.[6]

Demographics

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 456 people, 189 households, and 127 families residing in the village. The population density was 1303.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 203 housing units at an average density of 580.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.81% White, 0.88% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.88% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.82% of the population.

There were 189 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,393, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,368 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,982. About 2.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sublette Village Board - SUBLETTE ILLINOIS.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Sublette village, Illinois. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. January 13, 2020. https://archive.today/20200213122437/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1773287. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Book: Bradwell . Encyclopedia of Illinois and the History of Lee County . Chicago, Illinois . Munsell Publishing Company . 1904 . February 11, 2016 .
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . December 25, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213082732/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1773287 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.