Editing Griggsville, Illinois

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'''Griggsville''' is a rural town in [[Griggsville Township, Pike County, Illinois|Griggsville Township]], [[Pike County, Illinois|Pike County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,097 according to the 2020 census.

== History ==
In 1833, Griggsville was platted by pioneers Richard Griggs, Joshua Stanford, and Nathan W. Jones, the former of whom the town was named after. On September 10, 1872, Griggsville was officially incorporated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-31 |title=Northern District {{!}} The Abe Lincoln Project/Looking for Lincoln in Pike County |url=https://pikelincoln.com/explore-historical-pike-county/northern-district/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
The community is in northeast Pike County approximately four miles west of the [[Illinois River]]. [[Pittsfield, Illinois|Pittsfield]] lies about seven miles to the southwest along [[Illinois Route 107]].<ref>''Griggville, IL,'' 7.5 minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1998 (2001 rev.)</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Griggsville has a total area of {{convert|1.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1731771
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062603/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1731771
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

== History ==
Griggsville was named for its founder, Richard Griggs.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA145 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=145}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Visitor's Guide to Griggsville, Illinois |url=https://www.greatriverroad.com/griggsville |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=greatriverroad.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

<gallery class="center" widths=200px Caption="Images of Early Griggsville">
Image:Griggsville Square.jpg|Griggsville Square c. 1900
Image:Griggsville 1847.jpg|Ayres & Lombard Bank & Store
Image:Weagly House.jpg|Weagley Hotel
Image:Griggsville Academy 1852.jpg|Griggsville Academy
Image:Griggsville Illinois 1907.jpg|Griggsville in 1907
</gallery>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 585
|1870= 1456
|1880= 1515
|1890= 1400
|1900= 1404
|1910= 1262
|1920= 1343
|1930= 1184
|1940= 1266
|1950= 1199
|1960= 1240
|1970= 1245
|1980= 1301
|1990= 1218
|2000= 1258
|2010= 1226
|2020= 1097
|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 1,258 people, 500 households, and 360 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,215.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 548 housing units at an average density of {{convert|529.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 500 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $36,071. Males had a median income of $27,454 versus $18,182 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,578. About 10.2% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Events==
Griggsville hosts the Apple Festival on the third weekend of each September, along with the Western Illinois Fair, traditionally held during the third week of June. The regional Western Illinois Fair servicing seven surrounding counties is the oldest continuously operating local fair in the state of Illinois, held annually since 1888.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://westernillinoisfair.com/about_us|title=Western Illinois Fair - About Us|website=westernillinoisfair.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306095540/http://westernillinoisfair.com/about_us|archive-date=6 March 2018|access-date=2018-03-06}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

===Purple martins===
[[File:Griggsville,_Illinois.jpg|thumb|left|Purple martin houses]]
Griggsville is located between the [[Mississippi River]] and the [[Illinois River]] and the hot muggy summers are the perfect habitat for [[mosquitoes]]. Amid growing concern over the use of [[pesticides]] to control mosquitoes, the town came up with an alternate abatement method. J.L. Wade, a Griggsville resident and owner of a local antenna manufacturing factory realized that Griggsville was right in the migration path of the [[purple martin]], the largest bird in the swallow family, supposedly able to eat 2,000 mosquitoes in a single day.<ref>[http://www.naturesociety.org/griggsville.php The Nature Society<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Purple Martin Capital of the Nation, Griggsville, Illinois |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/3649 |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=RoadsideAmerica.com |language=en}}</ref> <!--  Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:pm sign1.gif|left]] --> J.L. Wade quickly realized that to get the purple martins to stay, he simply needed to give them a reason to stay, so he converted his antenna factory into a bird house building factory. The mosquito population dwindled, which lead the town to adopt the nickname "The Purple Martin Capital of the Nation", as well as labeling the purple martin "America's Most Wanted Bird."<ref>{{Citation |last=Griggsville Wild Bird Society |title=Purple Martin Story, The |url=http://archive.org/details/0913_Purple_Martin_Story_The_10_12_52_13 |access-date=2023-10-12 |publisher=Griggsville Wild Bird Society}}</ref> Additionally, Wade's purple martin business, formerly Trio Manufacturing, published a newsletter called ''The Nature Society News''. The purple martin factory has been recently sold to a Chicago businessman. Griggsville has installed over 5,000 birdhouses along the city streets, including a 562-apartment high rise installed in 1962, reaching a height of 70&nbsp;ft.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Notable person==
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* [[Lew Hitch]], basketball player for the [[History of the Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis Lakers]] (1951–1957)

==Points of interest==
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* The Purple Martin High-Rise is located in central Griggsville on [[Illinois Route 107]].<ref name=":1" />
* [[Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area]]
* [[Griggsville Historic District]]
* Lighthouse Baptist church, the oldest continuous operating church in Pike County.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

==See also==
* [[Griggsville Landing Lime Kiln]]

==Sources==
{{Reflist}}
Stead, George A. "Prologue to the Genealogy of the Steads" [transcribed by JN Mahon - 1999] "Griggsville--Boom, Town on the Frontier" ''retrieved from archives at the '''Skinner House''' in Griggsville, IL''. November 29, 2007

== External links ==

* [https://www.griggsville-il.org/ Official website]
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[[Category:Cities in Pike County, Illinois]]
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