Editing La Fayette, Illinois

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'''La Fayette''' (named after [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], pronounced locally "Lay - fay - et") is a village in [[Stark County, Illinois]], United States. It is located south of [[Kewanee, Illinois|Kewanee]] off [[Illinois|Route 78 on Route 17|IL-17]] (Madison Street). The population was 223 at the 2010 census, down from 227 in 2000. It is part of the [[Peoria, Illinois]] [[Peoria metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Once a prominent strip coal mine and farming village with; a general store, high school(until 1970), hotel, bank, grain elevator, train depot, and many other features and amenities. Once the coal mines shut down and railroad was removed in the early 1980s, it slowly became a low income and high poverty village with many people moving away and it eventually diminished to the hollow shell of what it once was.

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, La Fayette has a total area of {{convert|0.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1740676
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 4, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213063755/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1740676
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 284
|1880= 265
|1890= 250
|1900= 283
|1910= 287
|1920= 258
|1930= 253
|1940= 295
|1950= 301
|1960= 269
|1970= 268
|1980= 281
|1990= 231
|2000= 227
|2010= 223
|2020= 160
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 227 people, 91 households, and 63 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,235.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|506.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.76% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.76% of the population.

There were 91 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% 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 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $28,125. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,893 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,002. About 9.0% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.0% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Stark County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Stark County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]