Editing Martinton, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Martinton, Illinois
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|image_skyline            = Martinton Illinois water tower.png
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|image_caption            = Martinton water tower
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|image_map                = File:Iroquois County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Martinton Highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in Iroquois County, Illinois
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|pushpin_map              = USA Illinois Iroquois County
|pushpin_label            = Martinton
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|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Iroquois County
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = {{USA}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Illinois}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Illinois|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Illinois|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Martinton]]
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|leader_title             = Village President
|leader_name              = Joe Lafond
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.27
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.27
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 334
|population_density_km2   = 469.98
|population_density_sq_mi = 1218.98
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|elevation_m              = 191
|elevation_ft             = 627
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|54|57|N|87|43|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 60951
|area_code                = [[Area code 815|815]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 17-47280
|website                  = 
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 0.71
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'''Martinton''' is a village in [[Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Martinton Township]], [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 334 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1747280 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Martinton is located in northeastern Iroquois County at {{coord|40|54|55|N|87|43|35|W|type:city}} (40.915315, -87.726289).<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> [[Illinois Route 1]] follows the western border of the village, leading north {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[St. Anne, Illinois|St. Anne]] and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Watseka, Illinois|Watseka]], the Iroquois County seat.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Martinton has a total area of {{convert|0.27|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US 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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 142
|1890= 125
|1900= 319
|1910= 312
|1920= 250
|1930= 261
|1940= 280
|1950= 292
|1960= 314
|1970= 278
|1980= 363
|1990= 299
|2000= 375
|2010= 381
|2020= 334
|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>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 334 people, 142 households, and 105 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,218.98|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 138 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|503.65|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.59% of the population.

There were 142 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.45% were married couples living together, 11.27% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.06% were non-families. 21.83% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.34% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 2.44.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 35% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $65,625, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $52,917 versus $29,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $25,608. About 25.7% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 56.8% of those under age 18 and 31.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Iroquois County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Iroquois County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]