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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Danforth, Illinois | settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images ---------------> | image_skyline = 20120324 115 Danforth, Illinois.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps -----------------> | image_map = File:Iroquois County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Danforth Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 150px | map_caption = Location of Danforth in Iroquois County, Illinois | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = USA Illinois Iroquois County | pushpin_label = Danforth | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Danforth's location in Iroquois County | pushpin_mapsize = | coordinates = {{coord|40|49|13|N|87|58|40|W|region:US-IL_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Illinois}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Illinois|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Illinois|Township]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Danforth]] <!-- Government -----------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area -----------------> | unit_pref = Imperial | 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_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = 0.48 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.48 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Elevation ------------> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 653 | elevation_m = 199 <!-- Population -----------> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 594 | population_density_sq_mi = 1242.68 | population_density_km2 = 479.78 <!-- General information --> | timezone = | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 60930 | area_code = [[Area codes 815 and 779|815, 779]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 17-18498 | website = | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | area_total_km2 = 1.24 | area_land_km2 = 1.24 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 }} '''Danforth''' is a village in [[Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Danforth Township]], [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 594 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1718498 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> ==History== Danforth was laid out in 1872 when the railroad was extended to that point. It mainly started out with most of the population being farmers and their families.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA87|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=87}}</ref> The village was named for its founder, George M. Danforth.<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/n98 99]}}</ref> ==Geography== [[U.S. Route 45]] passes through the center of the village, leading north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Ashkum, Illinois|Ashkum]] and south the same distance to [[Gilman, Illinois|Gilman]]. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Danforth has a total area of {{convert|0.48|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 407 |1910= 410 |1920= 398 |1930= 369 |1940= 362 |1950= 385 |1960= 394 |1970= 404 |1980= 554 |1990= 457 |2000= 587 |2010= 604 |2020= 594 |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 594 people, 226 households, and 119 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,242.68|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 230 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|481.17|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.03% of the population. There were 226 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.27% were married couples living together, 3.98% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.35% were non-families. 41.59% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 2.17. The village's age distribution consisted of 22.5% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 33.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,278, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,980. About 26.1% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over. ==References== <references /> {{Iroquois County, Illinois}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Iroquois County, Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Illinois]]
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