Editing Radom, Illinois

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| leader_name = Larry Wachowski
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'''Radom''' is a village in [[Washington County, Illinois|Washington County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 220 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Radom village, Illinois| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=November 1, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
Radom was originally settled chiefly by [[Polish people|Poles]]. The city takes its name after [[Radom]], in Poland.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT47|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=42}}</ref> [[John B. Turchin]], a former Colonel in the [[Imperial Russian Army]] and in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], was instrumental in the community's foundation.<ref>Thomas P. Lowry, MD (1997), ''Tarnished Eagles: The Courts-Martial of Fifty Union Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels'', [[Stackpoole Books]]. p. 164.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Radom has a total area of {{convert|1.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1762523
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085427/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1762523
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1940= 102
|1950= 134
|1960= 137
|1970= 172
|1980= 174
|1990= 174
|2000= 395
|2010= 220
|2020= 183
|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=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 395 people, 86 households, and 58 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|381.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 100 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 86 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 16.2% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 13.2% from 45 to 64, and 50.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,882. About 5.8% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[Radom (disambiguation)]]

==Footnotes==
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{{Commons category|Radom, Illinois}}
{{Washington County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Washington County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Polish-American culture in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]