Editing Crainville, Illinois

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'''Crainville''' is a village in [[Williamson County, Illinois|Williamson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,254 at the 2010 census.

==History==
One of the earliest mining communities in Williamson County, Crainville is named for James M. Crain, who filed the first plat for the village.  It was initially known as "Crain City," but incorporated as the village of Crainville on June 28, 1881. A post office opened on September 26, 1888, also under the name Crainville. It discontinued operations on January 31, 1914, and  the community is now served by the post office at neighboring [[Carterville, Illinois|Carterville]].<ref>James N. Adams, comp. 1989. ''Illinois Place Names''. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society. 332.</ref>

==Geography==
Crainville is located at {{coord|37|44|56|N|89|3|57|W|type:city}} (37.748761, -89.065718).<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 2010 census, Crainville has a total area of {{convert|1.597|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.59|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.56%) is land and {{convert|0.007|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.44%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
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  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
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  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
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  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 290
|1910= 446
|1920= 557
|1930= 413
|1940= 371
|1950= 433
|1960= 421
|1970= 549
|1980= 910
|1990= 1019
|2000= 992
|2010= 1256
|2020= 1443
|footnote=U.S. Census<ref>
{{Citation|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html}}
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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 992 people, 425 households, and 265 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|709.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 459 housing units at an average density of {{convert|328.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 425 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,750, and the median income for a family was $48,021. Males had a median income of $34,219 versus $20,972 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,911. About 6.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Further reading==
* Erwin, Milo, and Jon Musgrave. 2006. ''[http://www.illinoishistory.com/books The Bloody Vendetta of Southern Illinois]''. Marion, Ill.: [http://www.illinoishistory.com IllinoisHistory.com]. 240 pages.

==References==
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{{Commons category|Crainville, Illinois}}

{{Williamson County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Williamson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]