Editing Georgetown, Illinois

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'''Georgetown''' is a city in [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city population was 3,143.  It is part of the [[Danville, Illinois]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[Image:Georgetown Illinois downtown intersection.png|thumb|left|180px|Downtown Georgetown, 2007]]
Georgetown was established in 1826 and was platted by James Haworth with the length of a grapevine, although the first home was established in 1820 by Henry Johnson.  The town may have been named after George Beckwith, since Danville had been named after Dan Beckwith; another possibility is that it was named after James Haworth's son George.<ref name="Stapp">{{cite book
  | last = Stapp
  | first = Katherine
  |author2=W. I. Bowman
  | title = History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois
  | publisher = Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.
  | year = 1968
  | location = Danville, Illinois
  | pages = 22–24}}</ref>  The first post office was established in 1828.<ref name="Jones">{{cite book
  | last = Jones
  | first = Lottie E.
  | title = History of Vermilion County, Illinois (volume 1)
  | publisher = Pioneer Publishing Company
  | year = 1911
  | location = Chicago, Illinois
  | pages = 95}}</ref>

The Paris and Danville Railroad was built in 1871, and the "Interurban" started carrying passengers between Georgetown and Danville sometime after 1900.<ref name="Stapp"/>

==Geography==
Georgetown is located on [[Illinois Route 1]] / [[U.S. Route 150]] about {{convert|13|mi}} south of the county seat of [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]].  According to the 2010 census, Georgetown has a total area of {{convert|0.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1728950
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090419/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1728950
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 741
|1890= 662
|1900= 988
|1910= 2307
|1920= 3061
|1930= 3407
|1940= 3235
|1950= 3294
|1960= 3544
|1970= 3984
|1980= 4220
|1990= 3678
|2000= 3628
|2010= 3474
|2020= 3143
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

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 3,628 people, 1,470 households, and 1,004 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,250.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,564 housing units at an average density of {{convert|970.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 1,470 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,852, and the median income for a family was $37,310. Males had a median income of $32,974 versus $22,581 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,275. About 8.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
* Georgetown Ridge Farm, High School located in Georgetown.
* Mary Miller Junior High, located in Georgetown.
* Pine Crest Elementary, located in Georgetown.
* Notre Dame De La Salette Boys Academy, traditionalist Catholic [[boarding school]] administered by the [[Society of Saint Pius X]].

==Transportation==
[[Danville Mass Transit]] provides bus service on Route 9 connecting Georgetown to downtown Danville and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ridedmt.org/home/showpublishedimage/724/637563787344800000|title=System Map|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Illinois}}
* [https://georgetownil.net/ City of Georgetown]

{{Vermilion County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Cities in Vermilion County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1826]]
[[Category:1826 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]