Editing Donovan, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Donovan, Illinois
| settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| motto                    = 
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| image_caption            = Donovan Community Church on [[U.S. Route 52|Raub Avenue]]
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| map_caption              = Location of Donovan in Iroquois County, Illinois
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| 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        = [[Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Beaver]]
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| elevation_ft             = 673
| elevation_m              = 205
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 251
| population_density_sq_mi = 765.24
| population_density_km2   = 295.75
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| postal_code              = 60931
| area_code                = [[Area code 815|815]]
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| blank_info               = {{FIPS|17|20331}}
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID(s)
| blank1_info              = {{GNIS4|0407312}},<ref name="usgs">{{Cite GNIS|0407312|Donovan (populated place)|2010-10-15}}</ref> {{GNIS4|2398739}}<ref>{{Cite GNIS|2398739|Village of Donovan (incorporated place)|2013-06-29|links=off}}</ref>
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'''Donovan''' is a village in [[Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Beaver Township]], [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 251 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1720331 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Donovan was laid out in 1872 and named for the local Donovan family.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA96|date=29 September 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=96}}</ref>

==Geography==
Donovan is located in northeastern Iroquois County at {{coord|40|53|3|N|87|36|57|W|type:city}} (40.884031, -87.615746).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 52]] passes through the village, leading west and north {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Kankakee, Illinois|Kankakee]] and southeast {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Kentland, Indiana]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Donovan has a total area of {{convert|0.33|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
|1880= 176
|1910= 346
|1920= 410
|1930= 375
|1940= 381
|1950= 327
|1960= 320
|1970= 343
|1980= 301
|1990= 361
|2000= 351
|2010= 304
|2020= 251
|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 251 people, 99 households, and 64 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|765.24|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 126 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|384.15|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.02% [[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]], 0.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 99 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.39% were married couples living together, 14.14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.35% were non-families. 27.27% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 2.75.

The village's age distribution consisted of 29.4% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $24,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,290. About 14.1% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Iroquois County, Illinois}}

[[Category:Villages in Iroquois County, Illinois]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]