Editing Nokomis, Illinois

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'''Nokomis''' is a city in [[Montgomery County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
Nokomis is in eastern Montgomery County, along [[Illinois Route 16]] (State Street), which leads southwest {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Hillsboro, Illinois|Hillsboro]] and northeast {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Pana, Illinois|Pana]]. Nokomis is bordered to the north by the village of [[Wenonah, Illinois|Wenonah]] and to the southwest by the village of [[Coalton, Illinois|Coalton]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Nokomis has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The city sits at the headwaters of the East Fork of [[Shoal Creek (Illinois)|Shoal Creek]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Kaskaskia River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1870= 893
|1880= 1062
|1890= 1305
|1900= 1371
|1910= 1872
|1920= 3465
|1930= 2454
|1940= 2562
|1950= 2544
|1960= 2476
|1970= 2532
|1980= 2656
|1990= 2534
|2000= 2389
|2010= 2256
|2020= 2142
|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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,389 people, 1,031 households, and 630 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,837.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,130 housing units at an average density of {{convert|869.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 1,031 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,612, and the median income for a family was $36,850. Males had a median income of $35,106 versus $19,844 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,328. About 10.7% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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* [[Jim Bottomley]], [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[first baseman]] who primarily played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. He resided in Nokomis as a youth and attended school there as well.
* [[Reid Detmers]], major league [[pitcher]] of the [[Los Angeles Angels]]; raised in Nokomis
* [[Bud Foster]], [[defensive coordinator]] for the [[Virginia Tech Hokies football team]]; raised in Nokomis
* [[Bill Mizeur]], [[pinch hitter]] for the [[St. Louis Browns]]; born in Nokomis
* [[Red Ruffing]], [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[pitcher]] who primarily played for the [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[New York Yankees]]; attended schools and raised in Nokomis
* [[Charles Turzak]], woodcut artist most famous for his Lincoln Wood Cuts; raised in Nokomis

==Recreation==
Nokomis is home to three public parks: Nokomis Community Memorial Park, Fred B. Johnson Nokomis City Park and the Shane P. Cole Memorial Park.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} [[Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area]] is {{convert|19|mi}} southeast of Nokomis. The park offers fishing, camping, group camping, horseback riding, hiking trails, and three playgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area - Parks|url=https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Pages/RamseyLake.aspx|access-date=2021-12-11|website=www2.illinois.gov}}</ref>

==Media==
* ''Nokomis Free Press-Progress'', Nokomis' longstanding print newspaper since 1918
* ''Heartland Newsfeed'', a digital news company based in Nokomis since 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Heartland Newsfeed |url=https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com |website=Heartland Newsfeed |publisher=Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois LLC |access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nokomis.k12.il.us Nokomis Community Unit School District #22]
*[https://openlibrary.org/books/OL22863354M The Centennial History of Nokomis, Illinois, 1856–1956] 
*[http://www.brsmuseum.org Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk Museum], baseball museum dedicated to [[St. Louis Cardinals]] baseball, as well as the careers of [[Jim Bottomley]], [[Red Ruffing]] and [[Ray Schalk]] 

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