Editing Camargo, Illinois

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'''Camargo''' is a village in [[Douglas County, Illinois|Douglas County]], [[Illinois]], United States.  The population was 452 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1710591 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Camargo is at the intersection of [[Illinois Route 130]] and [[U.S. Route 36 in Illinois|U.S. Route 36]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Camargo, Illinois Population & Demographics|url=https://www.areavibes.com/camargo-il/demographics/|access-date=June 14, 2021|website=[[AreaVibes]]}}</ref> Camargo is the oldest township in Douglas County.

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Camargo has a total area of {{convert|1.273|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.98%) is land and {{convert|0.013|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.02%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1710591
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 2, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051127/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1710591
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 339
|1910= 323
|1920= 336
|1930= 271
|1940= 257
|1950= 236
|1960= 276
|1970= 241
|1980= 428
|1990= 372
|2000= 469
|2010= 445
|2020= 452
|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 452 people, 205 households, and 142 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|355.35|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 200 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|157.23|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 205 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.56% were married couples living together, 6.83% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.73% were non-families. 25.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.22% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 2.68.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,469, and the median income for a family was $70,313. Males had a median income of $53,125 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $25,883. About 6.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.<gallery widths="180px" heights="120px" >
Image:Camargo Illinois Water Tower.jpg|Camargo. Illinois Water Tower, 2007
Image:Camargo Illinois Fire Station.jpg|Camargo, Illinois Fire Station, 2007
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==Transportation==
[[Coles County Zipline|Dial-A-Ride Public Transportation]] provides [[dial-a-ride]] bus transit service to the village. The nearest passenger rail service is at [[Illinois Terminal]] in [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]], or [[Mattoon station]] in [[Mattoon, Illinois|Mattoon]], where [[Amtrak]] operates to Chicago, Carbondale, New Orleans, and other destinations.

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Illinois]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Camargo, Illinois}}
* {{official website|http://camargoinfo.com/}}

{{Douglas County, Illinois}}

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