Editing Golden, Illinois

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| motto              = The Windmill Town Where the Railroads Cross
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Illinois|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Northeast Township, Adams County, Illinois|Northeast]], [[Clayton Township, Adams County, Illinois|Clayton]], [[Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois|Houston]]
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| leader_name        = Jim McClintock
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'''Golden''' is a village in [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 648 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], IL&ndash;[[Missouri|MO]] [[Quincy micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Golden is located at {{coord|40|6|35|N|91|1|7|W|type:city}} (40.109772, -91.018548).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Golden has a total area of {{convert|0.64|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States 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>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Golden, Illinois (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =33.8
| Feb high F  =38.8
| Mar high F  =51.1
| Apr high F  =63.5
| May high F  =74.0
| Jun high F  =83.1
| Jul high F  =86.5
| Aug high F  =84.7
| Sep high F  =78.7
| Oct high F  =66.1
| Nov high F  =51.3
| Dec high F  =38.7
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =25.0
| Feb mean F  =29.2
| Mar mean F  =40.4
| Apr mean F  =51.6
| May mean F  =63.1
| Jun mean F  =72.6
| Jul mean F  =75.6
| Aug mean F  =73.7
| Sep mean F  =66.5
| Oct mean F  =54.4
| Nov mean F  =41.4
| Dec mean F  =30.3
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =16.2
| Feb low F  =19.7
| Mar low F  =29.7
| Apr low F  =39.7
| May low F  =52.1
| Jun low F  =62.2
| Jul low F  =64.7
| Aug low F  =62.7
| Sep low F  =54.2
| Oct low F  =42.7
| Nov low F  =31.6
| Dec low F  =22.0
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00113530 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2024-04-17 }}</ref>
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==History==
Golden was laid out and platted in 1866 under the name of Keokuk Junction. The village was incorporated on March 5, 1867;<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/OCA/Books2012-06/100goldenyearsbr00gold/100goldenyearsbr00gold.pdf |title=100 Golden Years: A Brief History of Golden, Illinois 1863-1963 |page=5}}</ref> the first election was held April 1 of the same year. The village was renamed Golden in 1881, likely due to the presence of a local hotel called the Hotel Golden.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/OCA/Books2012-06/100goldenyearsbr00gold/100goldenyearsbr00gold.pdf |title=100 golden years: brief history of Golden, Illinois |year=1963 |location=Golden, IL |oclc=15667600}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 317
|1890= 466
|1900= 516
|1910= 579
|1920= 654
|1930= 567
|1940= 624
|1950= 512
|1960= 491
|1970= 571
|1980= 558
|1990= 565
|2000= 629
|2010= 644
|2020= 648
|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 [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1730159 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 648 people, 297 households, and 180 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,009.35|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 274 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|426.79|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 297 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.15% were married couples living together, 11.11% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.39% were non-families. 37.71% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.89% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 2.18.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.4% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,979, and the median income for a family was $77,857. Males had a median income of $42,054 versus $29,091 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $26,132. About 6.7% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 32.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Points of interest==
*The Windmills of Golden

== Notable people ==

* [[Tesha Buss]], Vermont state legislator

==Registered Historic Places==
*[[Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery]]
*[[Exchange Bank (Golden, Illinois)|Exchange Bank]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://history.rays-place.com/il/adams-clayton.htm Early history of Golden] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130104171938/http://history.rays-place.com/il/adams-clayton.htm |date=2013-01-04 }}
*[http://www.goldenwindmill.org The Prairie Mills Windmill], Golden Historical Society

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[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Illinois]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]