Willisville, Illinois Explained

Willisville
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:37.9828°N -89.5897°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.01
Area Total Sq Mi:0.39
Area Land Km2:1.01
Area Land Sq Mi:0.39
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:495
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:579
Population Density Km2:574.10
Population Density Sq Mi:1488.43
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:62997
Area Code:Area code 618
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-81867
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2399699
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Willisville is a village in Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 633 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Willisville has a total area of 0.39sqmi, all land.[2]

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 694 people, 270 households, and 194 families residing in the village. The population density was 1840.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 295 housing units at an average density of 782.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.57% White, 0.14% Native American, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 270 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% 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 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $35,667. Males had a median income of $27,386 versus $21,548 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,832. About 15.4% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.In the early 1990s local coal mines closed resulting in major job loses for the region.

Notable person

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . December 25, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213063914/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1781867 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

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