Editing Mendon, Illinois

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'''Mendon''' is a village in [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 872 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], IL&ndash;[[Missouri|MO]] [[Quincy micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

The village is named after [[Mendon, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n204 205]}}</ref>

==History==
Mendon was platted in 1833 under the name of Fairfield. However, there was another [[Fairfield, Illinois|Fairfield in Illinois]], so the village name was changed to Mendon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://history.rays-place.com/il/adams-mendon.htm |title=History of Mendon Illinois |access-date=October 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201033752/http://history.rays-place.com/il/adams-mendon.htm |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1867, Mendon was incorporated as a village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mendon, IL Village Office |url=http://www.mendonillinois.com/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Community of Mendon, Illinois |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mendon is located at {{coord|40|5|18|N|91|17|4|W|type:city}} (40.088241, -91.284458).<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, Mendon has a total area of {{convert|0.86|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>

The community is in northwest Adams County on [[Illinois Route 61]]. [[Illinois Route 336]] passes approximately one-half mile to the east. [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]] is eleven miles to the south-southwest. The headwaters of [[Ursa Creek]] arise southeast of the community and it flows to the west passing the south side of the community.<ref>''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 6th ed., 2010, p.47 {{isbn|0899333214}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 652
|1890= 640
|1900= 627
|1910= 640
|1920= 645
|1930= 580
|1940= 637
|1950= 625
|1960= 784
|1970= 883
|1980= 979
|1990= 854
|2000= 883
|2010= 953
|2020= 872
|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=1600000US1748307 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 872 people, 394 households, and 287 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,017.50|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 376 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|438.74|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 394 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.38% were married couples living together, 12.94% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.16% were non-families. 26.14% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.23% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.62.

The village's age distribution consisted of 29.6% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,000, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $39,167 versus $30,268 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,663. About 7.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Registered Historic Places==
*[[Lewis Round Barn]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mendonillinois.com/ Village of Mendon official website]
*[https://archive.today/20130201033752/http://history.rays-place.com/il/adams-mendon.htm Early history of Mendon, Illinois]

{{Adams County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]