Editing La Prairie, Illinois

{{distinguish|La Prairie Center, Illinois}}
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'''La Prairie''' is a village in [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 42 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], IL&ndash;[[Missouri|MO]] [[Quincy micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
La Prairie is located at {{coord|40|8|54|N|91|0|9|W|type:city}} (40.148301, -91.002433).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, La Prairie has a total area of {{convert|0.19|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=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 233
|1890= 194
|1900= 182
|1910= 187
|1920= 174
|1930= 146
|1940= 141
|1950= 142
|1960= 115
|1970= 85
|1980= 90
|1990= 68
|2000= 60
|2010= 47
|2020= 42
|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 [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1742080 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 42 people, 28 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|217.62|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 25 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|129.53|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.38% of the population.

There were 28 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.43% were married couples living together, and 25.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.29.

The village's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 17.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 128.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $68,056, and the median income for a family was $69,028. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $36,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,044. About 0.0% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Adams County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:1869 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1869]]
[[Category:Towns in Adams County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Illinois]]