Walshville, Illinois Explained

Walshville, Illinois
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Walshville
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Coordinates:39.0692°N -89.6189°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Walshville
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.66
Area Total Sq Mi:0.25
Area Land Km2:0.66
Area Land Sq Mi:0.25
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:617
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:61
Population Density Km2:92.60
Population Density Sq Mi:240.16
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:62091
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-78656
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2400089
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Walshville, Illinois

Walshville is a small village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 61 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

Walshville is in southwestern Montgomery County, southwest of Hillsboro, the county seat, 10miles south of Litchfield, and 6miles east of Mount Olive.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Walshville has a total area of 0.25sqmi, all land.[1] The village drains east to tributaries of the Lake Fork of Shoal Creek, part of the Kaskaskia River watershed.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 89 people, 28 households, and 23 families residing in the village. The population density was 348.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 29 housing units at an average density of 113.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 28 households, out of which 53.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $19,219, and the median income for a family was $19,375. Males had a median income of $80,102 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,080. There were 24.1% of families and 40.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 65.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois . United States Census Bureau . March 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Walshville village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. March 22, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

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