Editing Chrisman, Illinois

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| subdivision_name3        = [[Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Ross]]
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| population_total         = 1312
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'''Chrisman''' is a city in [[Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois|Ross Township]], [[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
Chrisman was founded on land originally owned by a man named Abraham Smith, who moved to Ross Township in 1840. In 1851, Smith sold his farmland to John Chrisman who then built his home on the land where the Nazarene Church currently stands. Chrisman lived in this house until his death in 1870. Upon his death, the property, including the 800 acres of farmland, was inherited by his son, Mathias Chrisman. It is believed that at this time, around 20 other families were also living in the area.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofedgarco00unse/page/440/mode/2up?q=chrisman |title=The History of Edgar County, Illinois, containing a history of the county--its cities, towns, &c. : directory of its tax-payers; war records of its volunteers in the late rebellion portraits of early settlers and prominent men; general and local statistics; map of Edgar County; history of Illinois, illustrated; history of the northwest, illustrated; constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, &c., &c. Illustrated |date=1879 |publisher=Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr. |others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center}}</ref> 

Two years later, a county surveyor visited the area looking to identify a location for a new town. John Chrisman along with Charles Caraway and William Kenton assisted the surveyor. Kenton suggested that the new town should be named “Chrisman” in honor of the current landowner. The town was established on 100 acres of land and, for a few months, was known as “Dolly Varden”.  Ultimately, it was renamed to Chrisman and has remained that way ever since.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Prairie Progress: A History of Edgar County 1880-1975 |collaboration=Edgar County Historical Society |publisher=Taylor Publishing Company |year=1776 |editor-last=Adams |editor-first=Carol |location=Dallas Texas |publication-date=1776 |page=260 |editor-last2=Breneman |editor-first2=Edith}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:Chrisman Illinois high school.png|thumb|left|180px|Chrisman High School]]
Chrisman is located on [[U.S. Route 150]] less than a mile north of its intersection with [[U.S. Route 36]]. Two railroad lines intersect in Chrisman, both operated by [[CSX Transportation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.il.gov/officialrailmap.pdf|accessdate=2007-10-11|title=Illinois Railroad Map|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822105705/http://www.dot.il.gov/officialrailmap.pdf|archivedate=2007-08-22}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Chrisman has a total area of {{convert|0.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1714273
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=2015-12-26
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050400/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1714273
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 541
|1890= 820
|1900= 905
|1910= 1193
|1920= 1101
|1930= 1092
|1940= 1112
|1950= 1071
|1960= 1221
|1970= 1285
|1980= 1413
|1990= 1136
|2000= 1318
|2010= 1343
|2020= 1312
|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">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1714273 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 1,312 people, 610 households, and 405 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,824.76|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 559 housing units at an average density of {{convert|777.47|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 610 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.48% were married couples living together, 3.77% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.61% were non-families. 27.87% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.08% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 2.49.

The city's age distribution consisted of 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,042, and the median income for a family was $70,234. Males had a median income of $46,875 versus $30,529 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,336. About 6.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Harry Woodyard (Illinois politician)|Harry Woodyard]], Illinois state legislator, lived in Chrisman<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1997-1998,' Biographical Sketch of Harry "Babe" Woodyard, pg. 57</ref>
* Brent Owen, head men's basketball coach, Lenoir-Rhyne University<ref>Chrisman native Brent Owen is climbing the ranks of NCAA basketball, https://prairiepress.net/stories/chrisman-native-brent-owen-is-climbing-the-ranks-of-ncaa-basketball,69056</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website}}

{{Edgar County, Illinois}}
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[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Edgar County, Illinois]]