Editing Basco, Illinois

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'''Basco''' is a village in [[Bear Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois|Bear Creek Township]], [[Hancock County, Illinois|Hancock County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 80 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1704052 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Basco is located in south-central Hancock County at {{coord|40|19|40|N|91|11|58|W|type:city}} (40.3278009, -91.1994949).<ref name=gnis/> It is {{convert|8|mi|0}} southwest of [[Carthage, Illinois|Carthage]], the [[county seat]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Basco has a total area of {{convert|0.22|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1890= 327
|1900= 318
|1910= 255
|1920= 267
|1930= 206
|1940= 238
|1950= 220
|1960= 191
|1970= 193
|1980= 155
|1990= 99
|2000= 107
|2010= 98
|2020= 80
|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 [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 80 people, 45 households, and 24 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|360.36|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 49 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|220.72|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 45 households, out of which 13.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.78% were married couples living together, 11.11% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.67% were non-families. 42.22% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.67% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 1.89.

The village's age distribution consisted of 15.3% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 55.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $35,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $26,560. About 12.5% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 53.8% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Hancock County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1886]]
[[Category:Villages in Hancock County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]