Editing Creston, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Creston
| official_name            = 
| settlement_type          = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_skyline            = 
| image_caption            = 
| pushpin_map              = USA Illinois Ogle County#USA Illinois
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within Ogle County
| coordinates              = {{coord|41|55|51|N|88|57|56|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = [[Illinois]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Ogle County, Illinois|Ogle]]
| subdivision_type3        = Township
| subdivision_name3        = [[Dement Township, Ogle County, Illinois|Dement]]
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.15
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.15
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 906
| elevation_max_ft         = 
| elevation_min_ft         = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 627
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 547.12
| timezone1                = 
| utc_offset1              = 
| timezone1_DST            = 
| utc_offset1_DST          = 
| postal_code_type         = ZIP code
| postal_code              = 60113
| area_code_type           = 
| area_code                = [[Area code 815|815]]
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.villageofcreston.org/}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 17-17471
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 2.97
|area_land_km2 = 2.97
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_density_km2 = 211.26
|image_map = File:Ogle County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Creston Highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location of Creston in Ogle County, Illinois.
}}
'''Creston''' is a village in [[Ogle County, Illinois|Ogle County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 627 at the 2020 census, down from 662 in 2010.

==History==
Creston was named for its supposed location on the highest point of land between [[Chicago]] and the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n94 95]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Company|first=Chicago and North Western Railway|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA61|year=1908|page=61}}</ref>

==Geography==

Creston is located at {{coord|41|55|51|N|88|57|56|W|type:city}} (41.930816, -88.965554).<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, Creston has a total area of {{convert|1.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717471
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 2, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052533/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717471
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 364
|1890= 329
|1900= 381
|1910= 323
|1920= 327
|1930= 315
|1940= 284
|1950= 362
|1960= 454
|1970= 595
|1980= 527
|1990= 535
|2000= 543
|2010= 662
|2020= 627
|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 [[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 543 people, 195 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,299.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 204 housing units at an average density of {{convert|488.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.34% of the population.

There were 195 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $32,321 versus $23,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,927. About 5.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age of 18 and 2.9% of those 65 and over.

==Notable person==
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* [[Knute Hill]], congressman from [[Washington (state)|Washington]], born in Creston

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.villageofcreston.org/index.html Village of Creston, Illinois]
*[http://www.crestonschool.org/ Creston Elementary School]

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