Editing Thomasboro, Illinois

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Thomasboro
| official_name            = 
| settlement_type          = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_skyline            = Thomasboro,_IL.jpg
| image_caption            = Thomasboro Illinois
| pushpin_map              = USA Illinois Champaign County#USA Illinois
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within Champaign County
| coordinates              = {{coord|40|14|31|N|88|11|16|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = [[Illinois]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign]]
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1864
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Village president
| leader_name              = Tyler Evans
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.00
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.00
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 
| elevation_max_ft         = 
| elevation_min_ft         = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1034
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 1034.00
| timezone1                = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1              = -6
| timezone1_DST            = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
| postal_code_type         = Postal code
| postal_code              = 61878
| area_code_type           = 
| area_code                = [[Area code 217#United States|217]]
| website                  = {{URL|http://thomasboro.us/}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 17-75107
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 2.59
|area_land_km2 = 2.59
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_density_km2 = 399.14
|image_map = File:Champaign County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Thomasboro Highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location of Thomasboro in Champaign County, Illinois.
}}
'''Thomasboro''' is a village in [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2020 census.

The village has the name of John Thomas, a pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT46|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=46}}</ref>

==Geography==
Thomasboro is located at {{coord|40|14|31|N|88|11|16|W|type:city}} (40.242025, -88.187745).<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 2021 census gazetteer files, Thomasboro has a total area of {{convert|1.00|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<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==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1880= 121
|1910= 321
|1920= 261
|1930= 308
|1940= 285
|1950= 330
|1960= 458
|1970= 806
|1980= 1242
|1990= 1250
|2000= 1233
|2010= 1126
|2020= 1034
|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>
}}
}}
[[File:Thomasboro Illinois grain elevators.jpg|thumb|left|Thomasboro Illinois grain elevators.]]As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1775107 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 1,034 people, 452 households, and 300 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,034.00|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 530 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|530.00|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.74% of the population.

There were 452 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.99% were married couples living together, 10.84% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.63% were non-families. 28.98% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.08% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.29.[[File:Thomasboro Illinois Post Office.jpg|thumb|left|Thomasboro Illinois Post Office.]]The village's age distribution consisted of 16.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $55,795, and the median income for a family was $82,917. Males had a median income of $40,019 versus $36,369 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $35,869. About 9.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Mark Arie]], winner of two [[1920 Summer Olympics]] gold medals in shooting, was born in Thomasboro.
* Terry Shaw A.K.A. "T.Shaw", winner of 2009 [[VH1]] [[Tool Academy (season 2)]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.thomasboro.us Village of Thomasboro]

{{Champaign County, Illinois}}

{{authority control}}

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