Editing Alvin, Illinois

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'''Alvin''' is a village in [[South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|South Ross Township]], [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]], [[Illinois]], United States.<ref>{{gnis|2397950}}</ref> It is part of the [[Danville, Illinois]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 316 at the 2000 census. The U.S. Post Office uses the name '''Alvin''', however the village is also known by the alternate spelling '''Alvan''' (for example, by the U.S. Census Bureau).

==History==
A settlement was founded in 1872 about a mile south of present-day Alvan, along the [[Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad]], and was called Gilbert in honor of the founder, Alvan Gilbert.  In 1875, the new Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad (which became the [[Illinois Central Railroad]]) crossed the C&EI north of Gilbert, and the town of Alvan was founded at the intersection.  Tradition says that the town's name became Alvin (with an "i" instead of an "a") because the post office misspelled it and refused to correct the error.<ref name="Stapp">{{cite book
  | last = Stapp
  | first = Katherine
  |author2=W. I. Bowman
  | title = History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois
  | publisher = Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.
  | year = 1968
  | location = Danville, Illinois
  | pages = 48}}</ref>

On [[Tornado outbreak of March 16–17, 1942|March 16, 1942]], a tornado struck Alvan and caused much destruction, killing six people.  A marker in the town commemorates the tragic event and reads as follows:
<div style="text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;">
'''Alvin Tornado'''<br />
Monday, March 16, 1942<br />
11:40 AM<br />
Killed<br />
Billy Smith - Henry O'Farrell<br />
Ruth Viles - George Johnson<br />
Odessa Scott - Goldie Hoover<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;">Donated by</span><br />
Mel Schriefer<br />
2004<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;">A.E. Hoskins</span>
</div>
[[Image:Alvin Illinois tornado marker.png|thumb|center|150px|1942 tornado marker]]

==Geography==
Alvan is located on County Road 3 approximately 3.6 miles north of [[Bismarck, Illinois|Bismarck]] and 12 miles north of [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]]. The North Fork of the [[Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)|Vermilion River]] flows past the west side of the community.<ref>''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer'', DeLorme, 6th ed. 2010, p. 55 {{isbn|0899333214}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Alvin has a total area of {{convert|0.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1701242
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 1, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060216/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1701242
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 165
|1900= 368
|1910= 319
|1920= 386
|1930= 322
|1940= 339
|1950= 287
|1960= 281
|1970= 318
|1980= 378
|1990= 339
|2000= 316
|2010= 270
|2020= 233
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 316 people, 106 households, and 85 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|397.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 115 housing units at an average density of {{convert|144.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 106 households, out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $30,278 versus $18,194 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,773. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 31.6% of those age 65 or over.
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