Editing Delavan, Illinois

{{Short description|City in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Delavan
| settlement_type          = [[List of cities in Illinois|City]]
| image_skyline            = Delavan, Illinois Locust Street from S 2.jpg
| image_caption            = Downtown Delavan
| pushpin_map              = USA Illinois Tazewell County#USA Illinois
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location of Delavan, Illinois
| coordinates              = {{coord|40|22|16|N|89|32|46|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint            = 
| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = [[Illinois]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Tazewell County, Illinois|Tazewell]]
| established_title        = settled
| established_date         = 1837
| founder                  = 
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
| 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_sq_mi         = 1.44
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.44
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| area_water_percent       = 
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 604
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1568
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 1087.38
| population_demonym       = 
| timezone1                = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1              = -6
| timezone1_DST            = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
| postal_code_type         = Postal code
| postal_code              = 61734
| area_code_type           = 
| area_code                = [[Area code 309|309]]
| website                  = {{URL|www.Delavanil.org}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 17-19226
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 2394496<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394496}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 3.74
|area_land_km2 = 3.74
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_density_km2 = 419.75
|image_map = File:Tazewell County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Delavan Highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location of Delavan in Tazewell County, Illinois.
}}

'''Delavan''' is a city in [[Tazewell County, Illinois]], [[United States]]. Its population was 1,689 in the 2010 census. It is a part of the [[Peoria, Illinois]] [[Peoria metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Delavan was founded by a group of settlers from [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/isl/id/7527 |title=Delavan, 1837-1937: a chronicle of 100 years |publisher=Federal Writer's Project in Illinois |year=1937 |pages=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA90|date=29 September 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=90}}</ref> The city derives its name from [[Edward C. Delavan]], a [[Temperance movement|temperance]] advocate from [[Albany, New York]].<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/n102 103]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Delavan since 1840.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Tazewell | title=Tazewell County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Delavan has a total area of {{convert|0.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1719226
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213082118/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1719226
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1880= 1340
|1890= 1176
|1900= 1304
|1910= 1175
|1920= 1191
|1930= 1084
|1940= 1181
|1950= 1248
|1960= 1377
|1970= 1844
|1980= 1973
|1990= 1642
|2000= 1825
|2010= 1689
|2020= 1568
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,825 people, 705 households, and 516 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,567.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 744 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,046.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population. There were no [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islanders]] or [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native Americans]].

There were 705 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,063, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $36,685 versus $21,435 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,734. 5.7% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Education==
Delavan has a consolidated public schools district (#703) which educates pre-school through high school students in different areas of a common campus environment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delavanschools.com/|title=Delavan CUSD 703|website=www.delavanschools.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Harriet Creighton]] (1909–2004), botanist
*[[John T. Culbertson, Jr.]], Illinois Supreme Court justice<ref>[http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Culbertson.asp Illinois Supreme Court-John T. Culbertson, Jr.]</ref>
*[[Johnny McDowell]], racing driver
*[[Archibald H. Sunderland]], U.S. Army major general<ref name="Pantagraph">{{cite news |date=November 7, 1963 |title=Army General Delavan Native, Dies in Virginia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1608770/archibald-sunderland-obit/ |work=[[The Pantagraph]] |location=Bloomington, IL |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*[[Julia Thecla]], artist

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.delavanil.org City of Delavan Website]
*[http://www.delavanschools.com Delavan School District Website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/delavanillinois City of Delavan, Illinois Facebook page]

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[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Tazewell County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois]]
[[Category:1837 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1837]]