Editing Pawnee, Illinois

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'''Pawnee''' is a village in [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. Its population was 2,739 at the 2010 census, and 2,651 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the [[Springfield, Illinois]], [[Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The community is named after the [[Pawnee people|Pawnee Tribe]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Swanton|first=John Reed|title=The Indian Tribes of North America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xpx6WoPz7xIC&pg=PA290|year=1952|publisher=US Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-8063-1730-4|page=290}}</ref>

On October 13, 1902, the Victor Mine exploded killing six workers. Press reports indicate an explosive charge ignited coal dust in the shaft.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deaths in Mine Explosion |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/10/14/101222946.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |publisher=New York Times |date=October 14, 1902}}</ref>

On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of August 4–8, 2023|August 6, 2023]], a large and long-tracked EF2 [[tornado]] hit north of Pawnee, Illinois destroying houses and businesses.

==Geography==
Pawnee is located at {{coord|39|35|31|N|89|34|55|W|type:city}} (39.592050, -89.582012).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Pawnee has a total area of {{convert|1.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1758174
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054028/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1758174
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 192
|1900= 595
|1910= 1399
|1920= 1200
|1930= 959
|1940= 1006
|1950= 974
|1960= 1517
|1970= 1936
|1980= 2577
|1990= 2384
|2000= 2647
|2010= 2739
|2020= 2678
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,647 people, 1,028 households, and 747 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,221.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,086 housing units at an average density of {{convert|911.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 98.83% White, 0.15% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 1,028 households 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.4% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06.

The age distribution was 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median household income was $50,787 and the median family income  was $54,736. Males had a median income of $37,171 versus $26,304 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,599. About 5.9% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==In popular culture==
Pawnee is loosely represented in the video game ''[[Watch Dogs (video game)|Watch Dogs]]'', though the geographic position is quite different. Due to contiguous map size constraints in the open-world game, Pawnee is shown to be relatively close to [[Chicago]]; however, it is located near the center of [[Illinois]], far from Chicago.

Pawnee's most notable citizen is Lisa Marie Hesse, the winner of the 1970 National Spelling Bee.

==References==
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{{Sangamon County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Sangamon County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1854]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]