Editing Tamaroa, Illinois

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'''Tamaroa''' is a village in the Tamaroa Precinct of [[Perry County, Illinois|Perry County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 638 at the 2010 census.

==History==
The village is named after the [[Tamaroa tribe|Tamaroa]], an [[Illiniwek]] people.<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>

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Tamaroa has a total area of {{convert|0.96|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1774444
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051415/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1774444
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 937
|1900= 853
|1910= 910
|1920= 1115
|1930= 881
|1940= 951
|1950= 849
|1960= 696
|1970= 799
|1980= 885
|1990= 780
|2000= 740
|2010= 638
|2020= 544
|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 740 people, 300 households, and 201 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|753.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 336 housing units at an average density of {{convert|341.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 300 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,682, and the median income for a family was $36,607. Males had a median income of $31,111 versus $16,944 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,573. About 13.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable persons==
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* [[Roy Alden]], Illinois politician and newspaper editor
* [[Frank Donnelly]], pitcher for the [[Chicago Colts]]
* [[Charles Wayne Goforth]], Illinois politician
* [[Logan H. Roots]], American politician
* [[Logan H. Roots (bishop)|Logan H. Roots]], (1870 - 1945) Episcopal missionary to China and Bishop of Hankow

==References==
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{{Perry County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Perry County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]