| Yates City, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.7778°N -90.0139°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Knox |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Salem |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Named For: | Yates County, New York |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Leader Name1: | Ken Vallas[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.28 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 673 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 642 |
| Population Density Km2: | 503.07 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1302.23 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61572 |
| Area Code: | 309 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-83817 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399751 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Yates City is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 642 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Yates City was named after Yates County, New York.[4]
Clinton L. Ewing (1879 - 1953), Illinois state legislator, businessman, and farmer; was born in Yates City.[5]
Owen B. West (1869 - 1948), Illinois state legislator, businessman and farmer; served as mayor of Yates City.[6]
Bradley Wrage, a Yates City native, went on to place 4th place in the 2012 State Farm MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships clocking in at 9:14.31. Yates City hosted a celebration for Bradley's feat with a 1.5 Mile parade of Tractors.[7]
Yates City is in southeastern Knox County. Illinois Route 8 passes through the center of the village, leading east to Elmwood and west 7miles to Illinois Route 97 near Maquon. Galesburg, the Knox county seat, is northwest of Yates City.
According to the 2010 census, Yates City has a total area of 0.52sqmi, all land.[8]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 725 people, 299 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was 1235.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 322 housing units at an average density of 548.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.90% White, 0.41% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races.
There were 299 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,344, and the median income for a family was $42,679. Males had a median income of $33,625 versus $20,956 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,036. About 6.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.