Editing Rankin, Illinois

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'''Rankin''' is a village in [[Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|Butler Township]], [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]], [[Illinois]], United States. It is part of the [[Danville, Illinois]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 561 at the 2010 census.

==History==
This town was named after W. A. Rankin, a wealthy landowner in the area.  In 1872, there was a dispute between him and W. H. Pells (who was on the board of directors of the<ref>{{cite web|title=Stories of a prairie town : history of Rankin, Ill.|url=https://archive.org/details/storiesofprairie00rank|publisher=Rankin Centennial History Committee|author=Rankin Centennial History Committee|year=1972 }}</ref>  Lake Erie and Western Railroad) over the location of a railroad station.  Ultimately, over the course of several years, Rankin won out over Pellsville, which was located a mile and a half to the west.  There were railroad maintenance shops in Rankin until 1932 when they were moved to [[Frankfort, Indiana]], and some of the residents of Rankin followed.<ref name="Stapp">{{cite book
  | last = Stapp
  | first = Katherine
  |author2=W. I. Bowman
   | title = History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois
  | publisher = Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.
  | year = 1968
  | location = Danville, Illinois
  | pages = 41}}</ref>

In 1972 the town celebrated its centennial, and a small commemorative volume was issued with brief articles on many of the town's families.

==The Veterans Memorial==
Located on the Main street in Rankin, it was built in 1996.
Local people joined and put in motion to build this memorial.
Due credit goes to RTHS graduate Margaret "Maggie" Olson Diskin, who spearheaded this project.

Names of more than 700 men and women from the Rankin area who served the United States of America in war and peace are embedded on this monument, including the Civil War, Spanish–American War, WW I, WW II, Korean War, Lebanon Conflict, Vietnam War, Korean War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Its website is "http://www.rankinveteransmemorial.com"

==Geography==
Rankin is located at {{coord|40|27|50|N|87|53|46|W|type:city}} (40.463836, -87.896055).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Rankin has a total area of {{convert|0.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1762744
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070554/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1762744
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 258
|1890= 314
|1900= 754
|1910= 858
|1920= 944
|1930= 840
|1940= 781
|1950= 737
|1960= 761
|1970= 727
|1980= 727
|1990= 619
|2000= 617
|2010= 561
|2020= 495
|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 617 people, 247 households, and 162 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,078.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 282 housing units at an average density of {{convert|492.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.16% of the population.

There were 247 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,063, and the median income for a family was $35,234. Males had a median income of $30,446 versus $22,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,005. About 9.2% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Vermilion County, Illinois}}
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[[Category:Villages in Vermilion County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]