Editing Ashton, Illinois

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'''Ashton''' is a village in [[Lee County, Illinois|Lee County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, down from 1,142 in 2000.

==History==
Ashton was originally called Ogle Station, but it was afterwards changed in order to avoid confusion with [[Ogle County, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA39|year=1908|page=39}}</ref> A tornado hit the town on [[Tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 2015|April 9, 2015]] at 6:40 pm CDT.

==Geography==
Ashton is located at {{coord|41.866545|-89.221923|region:US-IL_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Ashton has a total area of {{convert|0.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1702583
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 1, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 646
|1890= 680
|1900= 756
|1910= 779
|1920= 882
|1930= 868
|1940= 914
|1950= 913
|1960= 1024
|1970= 1112
|1980= 1140
|1990= 1042
|2000= 1142
|2010= 972
|2020= 967
|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>
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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 1,142&nbsp;people, 437&nbsp;households, and 312&nbsp;families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was 1,727.6&nbsp;people per square mile (668.1/km{{sup|2}}). There were 468&nbsp;housing units at an average density of {{convert|708.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 423 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36&nbsp;years. For every 100&nbsp;females there were 90.7&nbsp;males. For every 100&nbsp;females age&nbsp;18 and over, there were 87.3&nbsp;males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,896, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,381 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,200. About 5.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age&nbsp;18 and 3.1% of those age&nbsp;65 or over.

==See also==
*[[William Moats Farm]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ashtonusa.com/ AshtonUSA - Official website for Ashton, Illinois]

{{Lee County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Lee County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]