Editing Columbus, Illinois

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'''Columbus''' is a village in [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 114 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], IL&ndash;[[Missouri|MO]] [[Quincy micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Columbus was [[plat]]ted in 1835.<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of Adams County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rE40AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA523|year=1879|publisher=Windmill Pub.|page=523}}</ref> A post office called Columbus was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1963.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Adams | title=Adams County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=March 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
Columbus is located at {{coord|39|59|17|N|91|8|51|W|type:city}} (39.988141, -91.147503).<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>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Columbus has a total area of {{convert|0.22|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.22|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.10%) is land and {{convert|0.00|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.90%) 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
|align=left|1880= 235
|1890= 201
|1900= 196
|1910= 134
|1920= 141
|1930= 116
|1940= 100
|1950= 83
|1960= 109
|1970= 131
|1980= 92
|1990= 88
|2000= 112
|2010= 99
|2020= 114
|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>
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1715846 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 114 people, 32 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|515.84|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 46 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|208.14|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 6.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.26% of the population.

There were 32 households, out of which 53.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.25% were married couples living together, 9.38% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.38% were non-families. 34.38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.63% 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 2.50.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.3% under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 59.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $63,750, and the median income for a family was $90,417. Males had a median income of $57,083 versus $15,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,494. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 or those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Adams County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]