Editing Belknap, Illinois

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'''Belknap''' is a village in [[Johnson County, Illinois|Johnson County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 88 at the 2022 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1704715| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1704715| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Belknap village, Illinois| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=May 14, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
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File:Belknap-post-office-il.jpg|Belknap Post Office, September 2017
File:Belknap-Community-Church-il.jpg|Belknap Community Church, September 2017
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Belknap was established 1873 as a stop along what would become the [[Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway|Big Four Railroad]]. It was likely named for [[William Worth Belknap]], who served as U.S. [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] during this period. A post office was established that same year, and the village incorporated in 1880.<ref>Edward Callary, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&dq= Place Names of Illinois]'' (University of Illinois Press, 2010), p. 27.</ref>

==Geography==
Belknap is located in southern Johnson County at {{coord|37|19|25|N|88|56|26|W|type:city}} (37.323620, -88.940579).<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> The village is situated in the [[Cache River (Illinois)|Cache River]] basin northeast of [[Karnak, Illinois|Karnak]] and southwest of [[Vienna, Illinois|Vienna]]. The [[Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve]] lies to the north of Belknap, and the {{convert|45|mi|km|adj=on}} [[Tunnel Hill State Trail]] passes through the village.

According to the 2010 census, Belknap has a total area of {{convert|1.062|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.81%) is land and {{convert|0.002|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.19%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1704715
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 2, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1704715
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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==Demographics==

{{US Census population
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|1890= 358
|1900= 372
|1910= 404
|1920= 424
|1930= 275
|1940= 280
|1950= 247
|1960= 203
|1970= 193
|1980= 172
|1990= 125
|2000= 133
|2010= 104
|2020= 88
|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 133 people, 51 households, and 32 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|128.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 62 housing units at an average density of {{convert|59.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 87.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.50% of the population.

There were 51 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $12,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,319. There were 6.1% of families and 13.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of under eighteens and 18.2% of those over 64.
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