Allerton, Illinois
Allerton is a village in Sidell Township, Vermilion County, United States. A small portion of the village extends into Champaign County; the population was 291 at the 2010 census. Samuel W. Allerton was a wealthy landowner in Vermilion County who had made his fortune on the agricultural and livestock markets, he was one of the founders of the First National Bank of Chicago and Co-founder of the Chicago Union Stockyards. The town was founded on a 3,800-acre tract of land in the southwestern part of the county which Allerton purchased in 1880, it had been known as Twin Grove Farm. When the C&EI railroad came through the area, he gave them a right-of-way through his land, established a grain elevator and platted the village. Allerton himself continued to live in Chicago. Samuel Allerton owned 12,000 acres in Piatt County, part of which became the Robert Allerton Park, farther west in the Monticello area. Samuel's total land holdings included 78,000 acres across four Midwest states. Allerton is located near the southwestern corner of Vermilion County at 39°54′46″N 87°56′8″W.
The village extends west into Champaign County in two places. Champaign-Urbana is about 30 miles to the northwest, Danville is the same distance to the northeast. According to the 2010 census, Allerton has a total area of all land. Allerton is located on the county line, a small portion of is located in Champaign County, Illinois; as of the census of 2000, there were 293 people, 112 households, 89 families residing in the village. The population density was 454.4 people per square mile. There were 122 housing units at an average density of 189.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 97.61% White, 0.68% Native American, 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population. There were 112 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 20.5% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.93. In the village, the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,250, the median income for a family was $51,964. Males had a median income of $38,611 versus $28,750 for females; the per capita income for the village was $17,512. None of the families and 4.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 8.6% of those over 64
Ludlow, Illinois
Ludlow is a village in Champaign County, United States. The population was 371 at the 2010 census. Ludlow was known as Pera or Pera Station; the village was renamed Ludlow in 1867 after Thomas W. Ludlow, a shareholder in the Illinois Central Railroad. Ludlow is located at 40°23′10″N 88°7′37″W. According to the 2010 census, Ludlow has a total area of all land; as of the census of 2000, there were 324 people, 141 households, 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 932.2 people per square mile. There were 153 housing units at an average density of 440.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 96.60% White, 2.47% African American, 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 141 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 41.1% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98. In the village, the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,000, the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $19,643 for females; the per capita income for the village was $19,507. About 9.1% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The town of Ludlow is identified as the first site of an invasion of giant locusts in the 1957 movie Beginning of the End
Foosland, Illinois
Foosland is a village in Champaign County, United States. The population was 101 at the 2010 census; the village is named after William Foos. Foosland is located in the northwest corner of Champaign County three miles southeast of Illinois Route 54. Gibson City lies nine miles to the northeast along Route 54 and Champaign is 22 miles to the southeast. Lone Tree Creek, a tributary to the Sangamon River, flows past the south side of the community. According to the 2010 census, Foosland has a total area of all land; as of the census of 2000, there were 90 people, 40 households, 25 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,246.6 people per square mile. There were 44 housing units at an average density of 609.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White. There were 40 households out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.5% were non-families.
37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 3.00. In the village, the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, the median income for a family was $53,125. Males had a median income of $31,750 versus $22,188 for females; the per capita income for the village was $20,173. There were 8.0% of families and 15.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 37.5% of under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64. Foosland was founded in 1874 and a post office was established on June 19 that year, it was incorporated in 1959. Champaign County Judge Frederick S. Green approved a canvass of votes of elected officers.
The first mayor was Paul Verkler
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, United States. The city is 135 miles south of Chicago, 124 miles west of Indianapolis, 178 mi northeast of St. Louis, Missouri; the United States Census Bureau estimates the city was home to 87,432 people as of July 1, 2017. Champaign is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois, the state's fourth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area, it is included in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign with its sister city of Urbana. Champaign is home to Parkland College which serves about 18,000 students during the academic year. Due to the university and a number of well known technology startup companies, it is referred to as the hub, or a significant landmark, of the Silicon Prairie. Champaign houses offices for Sony, for the Fortune 500 companies Abbott, Archer Daniels Midland, Deere & Company, Dow Chemical Company, IBM, State Farm. Champaign was founded in 1855, when the Illinois Central Railroad laid its rail track two miles west of downtown Urbana.
Called "West Urbana", it was renamed Champaign when it acquired a city charter in 1860. Both the city and county name were derived from Ohio. During February 1969, Carl Perkins joined with Bob Dylan to write the song "Champaign, Illinois", which Perkins released on his album On Top; the band Old 97's took another Bob Dylan song, "Desolation Row", combined its melody with new lyrics to make a new song "Champaign, Illinois", which they released with Dylan's blessing on their 2010 album The Grand Theatre Volume One. It achieved considerable popularity; the two "Champaign, Illinois" songs are not similar to each other, except that Bob Dylan was involved in both of them. On September 22, 1985, Champaign hosted the first Farm Aid concert at the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium; the concert raised over $7 million for American family farmers. In 2005, Champaign-Urbana was the location of the National Science Olympiad Tournament, attracting young scientists from all 50 states; the city hosts the state Science Olympiad competition every year.
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign once again hosted the National competition on May 20–22, 2010. In 2013, Champaign was rated fifth best place in the United States for a healthy work-life balance. According to the 2010 census, Champaign has a total area of 22.457 square miles, of which 22.43 square miles is land and 0.027 square miles is water. Champaign is located on high ground, providing sources to the Kaskaskia River to the west, the Embarras River to the south. Downtown Champaign drains into Boneyard Creek, which feeds the Saline Branch of the Salt Fork Vermilion River. Champaign shares a border with the neighboring city of Urbana. Champaign and the bordering village of Savoy form the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area known as Champaign-Urbana, it may be colloquially known as the "Twin Cities" or Chambana. The following diagram represents localities within a 35 miles radius of Champaign; the city has a humid continental climate, typical of the Midwestern United States, with hot summers and cold, moderately snowy winters.
Temperatures exceed 90 °F on an average of 24 days per year, fall below 0 °F on six nights annually. The record high temperature in Champaign was 109 °F in 1954, the record low was −25 °F, recorded on four separate occasions − in 1899, 1905, 1994 and 1999; as of the 2010 census, 81,055 people and 34,434 total housing units in Champaign. The population density was 3,974.6 people per square mile. There were 28,556 housing units at an average density of 1,681.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 67.8% White, 15.62% African-American, 0.3% Native American, 10.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, 3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino individuals of any race made up 6.3% of the population. According to the 2010 Census the city's 32,152 households, 21.5% included children under age 18, 33.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 53.7% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, 6.3% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.25 persons and the average family size was 2.97. According to the 2010 Census of all individuals, 17.3% were under age 18, 22.5% from 20 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18% from 45 to 64, 7.6% were age 65 or older. The median age was 25.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. According to the 2010 Census the median income for a household in the city was $41,403, the median income for a family was $72,819; the per capita income for the city was $24,855. About 11.9% of families and 26.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. The current city executive or Mayor of Champaign is Deborah Frank Feinen who assumed office in May 2015; the representative body of Champaign is known as the City Council. The City Council is composed of three At-Large members and one member from each of the five council districts located within the city limits.
As of May 2017, its members are: Tom Bruno, Will Kyles, Matthew Gladney, Clarissa Fourman, Alicia Beck, Angi
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Bondville, Illinois
Bondville is a village in Champaign County, United States. The population was 443 at the 2010 census. Bondville is located about 2 miles west of the western edge of Champaign, at the intersection of the east-west Illinois Route 10 and the north-south County Road 19. Interstate 72 passes from east to west about 0.5 miles to the north of this intersection. The town of Seymour lies about 3 miles further to the west. According to the 2010 census, Bondville has a total area of all land; as of the census of 2000, there were 455 people, 188 households, 119 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,793.2 people per square mile. There were 194 housing units at an average density of 764.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 95.38% White, 0.44% African American, 1.54% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.44% from other races, 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population. There were 188 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families.
26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.84. In the village, the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, the median income for a family was $38,462. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $25,536 for females; the per capita income for the village was $17,439. About 8.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over
Philo, Illinois
Philo is a village about nine miles south of Urbana in Champaign County, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2010 census. Philo is located at 40°0′19″N 88°9′23″W; the legend "Center of the Universe" is painted on the village water tower, along with its zipcode. According to the 2010 census, Philo has a total area of all land. Philo was named after the founder Philo Hale; the main park, used for numerous functions including reserved space for family reunions, located on the north end of the village is named after the founder. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,314 people, 474 households, 381 families residing in the village; the population density was 1,723.4 people per square mile. There were 492 housing units at an average density of 645.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 99.01% White, 0.30% African American, 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population. There were 474 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 19.6% were non-families.
17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.13. In the village, the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $56,852, the median income for a family was $60,365. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $25,446 for females; the per capita income for the village was $21,502. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. Philo is in the Unit 7 School District located in nearby Tolono. Residents attend Unity East Elementary, Unity Junior High, Unity High School.
Philo has a Catholic Grade School, St. Thomas, for grades pre-K through 8th, in nearby Champaign is the High School of Saint Thomas More Early history of Philo, Illinois Daniel Lincicome. Philo Area Centennial 1875-1975. Philo Area Centennial Corporation
Newcomb Township
