Editing Braceville, Illinois

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'''Braceville''' is a [[village]] in [[Grundy County, Illinois|Grundy County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], with a portion in [[Will County, Illinois|Will County]]. The population was 724 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1707640 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Braceville was founded under the name "Sulphur Springs" by Reverend L. S. Robbins in 1834. In 1848, after Robbin's death, the town elected its first official supervisor, B. R. Dowd, who changed the name to Braceville after his home town of [[Braceville Township, Ohio]]. When coal was discovered in the region, residents became interested in the mining industry. However, no mines have ever been opened, and gradually, the town shifted its focus on other industries. The population has fluctuated over time, but is now growing at a steady rate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grundy.illinoisgenweb.org/history/bracevilletwp.php|website=grundy.illinoisgenweb.org|accessdate=March 4, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Braceville has a total area of {{convert|3.34|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|3.11|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 93.17%) is land and {{convert|0.23|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 6.83%) is water.<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=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 278
|1890= 2150
|1900= 1669
|1910= 971
|1920= 303
|1930= 219
|1940= 321
|1950= 384
|1960= 558
|1970= 668
|1980= 721
|1990= 587
|2000= 792
|2010= 793
|2020= 724
|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 724 people, 288 households, and 202 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|216.83|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 308 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|92.24|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.80% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.83% of the population.

There were 288 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.07% were married couples living together, 8.68% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.86% were non-families. 23.26% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.99% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.77 and the average family size was 3.08.

The village's age distribution consisted of 37.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 164.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $76,667, and the median income for a family was $86,786. Males had a median income of $62,443 versus $27,898 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $29,773. About 9.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Illinois Route 129 Bridge==
[[File:Braceville US 66 bridge.jpg|thumb|left|Lost Braceville US 66 bridge. [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/il0812/ More photos here.]]]For many years, Route 66 (and later Route 129) crossed a railroad line and a creek via a bowstring arch bridge south of Braceville. Route 53 on the south side of the railroad line did not cross anything, so there was only one bridge on the northern highway. The two state highways traveled parallel to each other for several miles. In 1994 however, the arch bridge was closed off, and was removed in 2000.{{clear left}}

==Notable people==
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* [[Al Braithwood]], pitcher for the [[Pittsburgh Rebels]]

==References==
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{{Grundy County, Illinois}}
{{Will County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Grundy County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Will County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]