Editing Pocahontas, Illinois

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'''Pocahontas''' is a village in [[Burgess Township, Bond County, Illinois|Burgess Township]], [[Bond County, Illinois|Bond County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 697 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Pocahontas was originally known as Hickory Grove and then Amity. In 1850, the name was changed to Pocohontas (with an "o"). In 1855, the current spelling with an "a" came into place. Pocahontas was incorporated as a village in 1847.<ref name="historicgville">Allan H. Keith, [https://books.google.com/books?id=1gJ_RVeb5JYC&pg=PA2&dq=richard+bock+sculptor&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=ngQRYGbj78gEH8yXNlEZrDnRlMU#PPA1,M1 ''Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL'']. Consulted on August 15, 2007.</ref> The town was named after Pocahontas Coal.

==Geography==

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pocahontas has a total area of {{convert|0.80|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.78|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 97.39%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 2.61%) is water.<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|1880= 369
|1890= 372
|1900= 482
|1910= 749
|1920= 830
|1930= 976
|1940= 750
|1950= 667
|1960= 718
|1970= 764
|1980= 866
|1990= 837
|2000= 727
|2010= 784
|2020= 697
|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>
}}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1760872 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 697 people, 321 households, and 207 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|866.92|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 323 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|401.74|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 4.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 321 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.96% were married couples living together, 7.17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.51% were non-families. 26.17% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.84% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 2.48.

The village's age distribution consisted of 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,375, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $44,375 versus $26,364 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,914. About 10.6% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
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==Notable people==
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* [[Michael Slape]], member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from the 110th district from 1979 to 1985. He resided in Pocahontas during his political career.<ref>{{cite journal|editor-last=Gherandini|editor-first=Caroline|title=The House: District issues and loss of fed funds|journal=Illinois Issues|volume=8|issue=8|publisher=[[Sangamon State University]]|page=35|issn=0738-9663|url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/1982/ii820830.html}}</ref>
* [[Gretchen Wilson]], Grammy Award-winning [[country music|country]] singer; born and raised in Pocahontas; she references the town in the song "Pocahontas Proud" from her 2004 album ''[[Here for the Party]]''.

==See also==
* [[Greenville, Illinois]]
* [[Vandalia, Illinois]]

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://villageofpocahontas.org/ Official website]
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[[Category:Villages in Bond County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1847]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]