Editing West Point, Illinois

{{for|the community in Jackson County|West Point, Jackson County, Illinois}}
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'''West Point''' is a village in [[Hancock County, Illinois|Hancock County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 140 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1780762 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Point is located in southern Hancock County at {{coord|40.255665|-91.183240|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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> It is {{convert|14|mi}} south of [[Carthage, Illinois|Carthage]], the [[county seat]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, West Point has a total area of {{convert|0.17|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=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 173
|1900= 277
|1910= 292
|1920= 303
|1930= 257
|1940= 278
|1950= 275
|1960= 234
|1970= 237
|1980= 223
|1990= 214
|2000= 195
|2010= 178
|2020= 140
|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 140 people, 66 households, and 50 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|833.33|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 67 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|398.81|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.00% [[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 0.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 66 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.55% were married couples living together, 10.61% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.24% were non-families. 22.73% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.09% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.88 and the average family size was 3.32.

The village's age distribution consisted of 35.6% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $49,167, and the median income for a family was $50,714. Males had a median income of $45,625 versus $27,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,633. About 30.0% of families and 42.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 53.8% of those under age 18 and 46.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Hancock County, Illinois}}

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