Editing Palestine, Illinois

{{About|the village in Crawford County|the village in Cook County|Palatine, Illinois}}
{{About|the village in Crawford County, Illinois|the city in Texas|Palestine, Texas}}
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| website            = {{URL|villageofpalestine.com}}
| footnotes          = <ref name="ilsostownsearch">{{cite web| url =http://www.ilsos.gov/isa/localgovnameindexsrch.jsp| title = Name Index to Illinois Local Governments| author = Illinois Regional Archives Depository System| work = Illinois State Archives| publisher = [[Illinois Secretary of State]]|accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref>
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'''Palestine''' is a [[village]] in [[Crawford County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2020 Census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1757277 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Palestine has a total area of {{convert|0.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1757277
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 1, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064432/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1757277
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==History==
It is said that French explorer Jean Lamotte first gazed upon this region in 1678. He gave it the name Palestine, as it reminded him of [[Palestine (region)|Palestine.]]<ref name="history"/>

Palestine was chartered in 1811, while the area still belonged to Virginia, and is one of the oldest towns in the State of Illinois. It was named the seat of Crawford County in 1818.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://pioneercity.com/history.html |work=Community of Palestine, Illinois |access-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204224812/http://www.pioneercity.com/history.html|archive-date=December 4, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Elections in 1843 moved the county seat to a new site, which would become the town of [[Robinson, Illinois|Robinson]]. It was officially incorporated as an Illinois town in 1855.<ref name="ilsostownsearch"/><ref>Perrin, William Henry, ed.. History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois Chicago, Illinois. O. L. Baskin & Co. (1883), p. 42</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 735
|1890= 732
|1900= 979
|1910= 1399
|1920= 1803
|1930= 1670
|1940= 1626
|1950= 1589
|1960= 1564
|1970= 1640
|1980= 1718
|1990= 1619
|2000= 1366
|2010= 1369
|2020= 1233
|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 1,233 people, 578 households, and 347 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,562.74|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 654 housing units at an average density of {{convert|828.90|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 578 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.75% were married couples living together, 18.86% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.97% were non-families. 36.68% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.05% 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 2.08.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,700, and the median income for a family was $49,732. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $30,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $24,531. About 8.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Climate==
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Palestine, Illinois (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =38.4
| Feb high F  =43.5
| Mar high F  =54.4
| Apr high F  =66.6
| May high F  =76.1
| Jun high F  =84.1
| Jul high F  =86.5
| Aug high F  =85.7
| Sep high F  =80.4
| Oct high F  =68.4
| Nov high F  =53.6
| Dec high F  =42.1
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =30.6
| Feb mean F  =35.0
| Mar mean F  =44.6
| Apr mean F  =55.6
| May mean F  =65.7
| Jun mean F  =73.8
| Jul mean F  =76.4
| Aug mean F  =74.8
| Sep mean F  =68.3
| Oct mean F  =57.0
| Nov mean F  =44.2
| Dec mean F  =34.8
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =22.8
| Feb low F  =26.4
| Mar low F  =34.7
| Apr low F  =44.5
| May low F  =55.4
| Jun low F  =63.4
| Jul low F  =66.3
| Aug low F  =64.0
| Sep low F  =56.2
| Oct low F  =45.6
| Nov low F  =34.8
| Dec low F  =27.5
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.48
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.63
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.58
| Apr precipitation inch  =5.06
| May precipitation inch  =4.91
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.88
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.23
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.53
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.58
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.73
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.63
| Dec precipitation inch  =3.06
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =4.3
| Feb snow inch  =2.2
| Mar snow inch  =1.1
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.1
| Nov snow inch  =0.5
| Dec snow inch  =3.4
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| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00116558 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-01-14 }}</ref>
}}<!-- Infobox ends -->

==Notable people==
*[[Fred Dubois]], politician who served two terms in the [[United States Senate]] from [[Idaho]].
*[[Augustus C. French]], 9th [[Governor of Illinois]]
*[[Herschel S. Green]], Illinois politician and lawyer
*[[Madge Miller Green]], Illinois politician and educator
*[[Wickliffe Kitchell]], Illinois politician and lawyer

==See also==
* [[Fife Opera House]]
* [[Fort Lamotte]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100123164954/http://www.pioneercity.com/main.html Palestine, Illinois] Website of 2009
*[https://villageofpalestine.com Village of Palestine website]

{{Crawford County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Crawford County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1811]]
[[Category:1811 establishments in Illinois Territory]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]