Editing Payson, Illinois

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'''Payson''' is a village in [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,025 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]].

== History ==
Payson was laid out in the Spring of 1835.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130201105155/http://history.rays-place.com/il/adams-payson.htm History of Payson, Illinois]</ref>

During the 1860 presidential campaign, the residents of Payson erected a pole on which they hung banners supporting the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate, [[Stephen Douglas]], and an effigy of [[Abraham Lincoln]] riding a rail. This resulted in two confrontations with the [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]] [[Wide Awakes]], the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] paramilitary organization, on August 25–26, 1860. During the second confrontation, shots were fired at the Wide Awakes, resulting in injuries. This action was related to the "Stone's Prairie Riot" at nearby [[Plainville, Illinois|Plainville]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nelson |first1=Iris A. |last2=Waggoner |first2=Walter S. |title=Sick, sore, and sorry: The Stone's Prairie Riot of 1860 |journal=Journal of Illinois History |date=April 30, 2002 |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=19–32 |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112103936537?urlappend=%3Bseq=25%3Bownerid=13510798903771142-29 |access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Payson has a total area of {{convert|1.17|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1900= 465
|1910= 467
|1920= 453
|1930= 414
|1940= 456
|1950= 490
|1960= 502
|1970= 589
|1980= 1065
|1990= 1114
|2000= 1066
|2010= 1026
|2020= 1025
|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=1600000US1758265 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 1,025 people, 444 households, and 360 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|876.07|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 407 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|347.86|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 444 households, out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.39% were married couples living together, 9.68% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.92% were non-families. 15.77% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.58% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.44, and the average family size was 3.15.

The village's age distribution consisted of 34.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,813, and the median income for a family was $66,389. Males had a median income of $37,125 versus $25,278 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $24,765. About 5.8% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Public education is provided at Payson-Seymour Elementary School and Payson-Seymour High School.
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==Notable people==
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* [[Mary Frances Leach]], educator and chemist
*[[Anna Kay Scott]], medical missionary in India and China
* [[Ralph Works]], pitcher for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Detroit Tigers]]

==Footnotes==
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== External links ==

* [https://paysonil.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:Payson, Illinois| ]]
[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:1835 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]