Editing Davis, Illinois

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'''Davis''' is a village in [[Stephenson County, Illinois|Stephenson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 677 at the 2010 census, up from 662 in 2000.

==History==
Davis was founded in the 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA88|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=88}}</ref> The village was named for one of its founders, S. J. Davis.<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/n100 101]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Davis since 1858.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Stephenson |title=Stephenson County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=November 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131112519/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Stephenson |archivedate=January 31, 2016 }}</ref>

==Geography==

Davis is located at {{coord|42|25|16|N|89|24|53|W|type:city}} (42.421216, -89.414683).<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, Davis has a total area of {{convert|0.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1718706
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 2, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051845/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1718706
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 539
|1890= 455
|1900= 398
|1910= 352
|1920= 337
|1930= 311
|1940= 317
|1950= 348
|1960= 434
|1970= 525
|1980= 560
|1990= 541
|2000= 662
|2010= 677
|2020= 589
|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 [[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 662 people, 254 households, and 180 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,546.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 266 housing units at an average density of {{convert|621.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 254 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,385, and the median income for a family was $51,538. Males had a median income of $38,971 versus $22,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,595. About 3.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Stephenson County, Illinois}}
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[[Category:Villages in Stephenson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]