| Tower Hill | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.3867°N -88.9592°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shelby |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.60 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.60 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 653 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 485 |
| Population Density Km2: | 186.31 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 482.59 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62571 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-75848 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399998 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Tower Hill, Illinois |
Tower Hill is a village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census.
According to the 2010 census, Tower Hill has a total area of 1.01sqmi, all land.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 609 people, 232 households, and 170 families residing in the village. The population density was 607.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 256 housing units at an average density of 255.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.52% White, 0.33% Native American, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.
There were 232 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,909, and the median income for a family was $35,500. Males had a median income of $26,136 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,208. About 13.1% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.