Editing Vergennes, Illinois

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'''Vergennes''' is a village in [[Jackson County, Illinois|Jackson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 235 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1777525 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

On [[Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 1, 2017|February 28, 2017]], a strong tornado, possibly the same as the one that struck [[Perryville, Missouri]], narrowly missed the center of town, though no fatalities occurred.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==Geography==
Vergennes is located in northern Jackson County at {{coord|37|54|11|N|89|20|24|W|type:city}} (37.903152, -89.340111).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 13]] runs through the east side of the village, leading north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Pinckneyville, Illinois|Pinckneyville]] and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Murphysboro, Illinois|Murphysboro]], the Jackson [[county seat]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Vergennes has a total area of {{convert|0.35|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.35|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.44%) is land and {{convert|0.00|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.56%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1890= 275
|1900= 416
|1910= 342
|1920= 305
|1930= 309
|1940= 324
|1950= 312
|1960= 298
|1970= 323
|1980= 360
|1990= 314
|2000= 491
|2010= 298
|2020= 235
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 235 people, 98 households, and 72 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|663.84|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 113 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|319.21|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.13% of the population.

There were 98 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were married couples living together, 17.35% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.53% were non-families. 23.47% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.37% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 2.43.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $51,667. Males had a median income of $33,500 versus $22,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,311. About 12.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Jackson County, Illinois}}

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