Editing Secor, Illinois

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'''Secor''' is a village in [[Clayton Township, Woodford County, Illinois|Clayton Township]], [[Woodford County, Illinois|Woodford County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 373 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Peoria, Illinois]] [[Peoria metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Secor is located just off [[U.S. Route 24]] between [[El Paso, IL|El Paso]] and [[Eureka, IL|Eureka]].

== History ==
The town was named after Charles A. Secor. A partner in the Engineering firm that laid out the eastern branch of the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad.

==Geography==
Secor is located at {{coord|40|44|28|N|89|8|9|W|type:city}} (40.741074, -89.135875).<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, Secor has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1768510
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 407
|1880= 456
|1890= 379
|1900= 373
|1910= 358
|1920= 311
|1930= 280
|1940= 335
|1950= 375
|1960= 427
|1970= 508
|1980= 488
|1990= 389
|2000= 379
|2010= 373
|2020= 342
|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>
}}
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 379 people, 144 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,068.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 155 housing units at an average density of {{convert|437.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 144 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,205, and the median income for a family was $44,722. Males had a median income of $32,232 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,635. About 9.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
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==Notable people==
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin (1886–1941) born September 27, 1886, in Secor, IL. Minnie, an American Missionary to China and known as the "Goddess of Mercy", was founder of Ginling Girls College in Nanjing China. During WW II the city of Nanjing was invaded by Japanese Imperial troops in December 1937. The invasion aftermath is known as the Nanjing Massacre. She is highly honored in China for establishing a sanctuary on the grounds of the Ginling college in order to protect Chinese non-combatants from 6 weeks of killing, looting and raping. Minnie was posthumously awarded the Emblem of the Blue Jade by the Chinese government for her actions during the massacre. She is buried in Salt River Cemetery nearby to Shepherd MI.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202105434/http://villageofsecor.com/ Village of Secor website]

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[[Category:Villages in Woodford County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]